419 scam: "Farhat Omar Bengdara"<sandy@361d.com> GET BACK TO ME FROM LIBYA

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "30% for you " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Farhat Omar Bengdara" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <farhat001@mail.kz>
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:08:44 +0100
Subject: GET BACK TO ME FROM LIBYA

I am writing this email to you in all honesty and believing that you are
conversant of the happenings in my home country Libya. My name is Farhat
Omar Bengdara and during the period of 2006-2011, I acted as the Governor
of the Central Bank of Libya. I was manipulated to oversee many heists,
false contract payments and money laundering activities under the
dictatorship of late Muammar Muhammad al-Gaddafi who is the leader of the
Libyan people. I had to defect to Turkey during the Libyan Civil War
earlier this month because of the uprising caused by the Rebels and the
fact that I believed in what they stood for. You can confirm most of this
information by searching my name (Farhat Omar Bengdara) on Google.com.

The reason I am contacting you right now is because I know for fact that
Muammar Muhammad al-Gaddafi is going down for his crimes against humanity
and I would not like for him to go down a martyr but a criminal that he
is. My exile cannot make me do a lot of things in Libya but as a foreign
national, I know you can help me right now.

My family is in extreme need and due to my involvement in a lot of things
over the years; I have come to be in the possession of about Fifty Million
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$50,500,000.00) which I
siphoned from the Gaddafi regime. I gave a statement in exile concerning
this fund and you can see this on:

http://video.ft.com/v/946393675001/Libyan-cash-may-be-hidden-in-desert

I was compelled to say all this because I knew that the US Government, The
UK Government, The French Government and the World Bank would be
interested in getting their hands on this money for their personal gain.
As I speak, this money is in a Banker?s Acceptance International
Domiciliary Account in Central Bank of Swaziland and I am ready to move
this money with your help to any part of the world. Note that I have a
security entrapment on this money so if you tend to report me to any
department due to doubt, this money will move to about 3 continents before
it can be reached.

I am asking your assistance here. If you aid me with this, I will be more
than glad to split this money with you. The sharing mode will be 60% for
me, 30% for you and 10% for any miscellaneous payments that may occur in
the course of this transaction. I cannot give you a direct cell phone to
call me right now because of my exile and the fact that I wouldn?t want to
be on the wrong note but if you give me you direct telephone number to
indicate your acceptance of this, I will give you a call.

Get back to me only if you are interested. I wait to hear from you.

Thanks
Farhat Omar Bengdara.

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