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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- hassan.malikal@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Abdul Maliik" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hassan.malikal@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:32:42 -0000
Subject: Attention: Transfer of funds for Investment
>From Mr. Malik Al Hassan
Investment/Legal AdviserTo Mr. Saif Al Gaddafi Tripoli Libya.
Attention: Transfer of funds for Investment
My name is Malik Al Hassan, I am the Investment/Legal Adviser to Mr. Saif Al Gaddafi, son of the deposed Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi. I had to contact you because of an urgent need to secure the money in my possession before the rebels get hold of it. Presently I am out of Libya with the fund and will like you to stand as an Investment Partner to receive and secure this money.
I am holding in trust $25m for Mr. Saif Gaddafi and another $35m recently transferred into my secret account by some associates before the rebels took over Libya and over run the Gaddafi family. This money is under my custody and in a secret account outside LFrom Mr. Malik Al HassanInvestment/Legal AdviserTo Mr. Saif Al GaddafiTripoli Libya.
I will arrange for the transfer once you have indicated interest to work with me and receive this fund. There is absolutely no risk involved and the Gaddafi family does not have any information about these funds. All my accounts in Libya has been frozen except my secret account outside Libya where this $60m is domiciled now.
Contact me by email: hassan.malikal@yahoo.com.hk
immediately so I will give you details of how this will work out. We have to do this immediately and consolidate the fund before the rebels establish their Government. Trustfully
Mr. Malik Al Hassan
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