419 scam: "jalil"<mustafajalil50@ovi.com> Dear Friend

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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.
- mustafajalil50@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "jalil" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mustafajalil50@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:36:26 +0700
Subject: Dear Friend

Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Mr. Mustafa Jalil, a formal Aide to Saif Al-Islam (son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi) who is the Chairman of Gaddafi International Charity and Development Foundation (GICDF).
http://www.webgaza.net/arab/ngo_profiles/Gaddafi-Charity-Foundation.htm

Presently i am in a foreign land as an asylum seeker with the United Nations protection, I got your contact from a Web Page Directory on Investment and resettlement program.

I hereby seek your assistance in the following ways:

(1) To help me come over to your country for resettlement & Investment.
(2) To assist me look for a lucrative and profitable business in your country, where I can invest to sustain my living, until the political situation in Libya is stable.

According to my Asylum agreement with the United Nations for Refugee (UNHCR), I have the right to relocate to any country of my choice whenever i am ready to leave, as I can also assure you that there is no risk involved.

I have a financial value of $70,000,000.00 USD with a reputable bank outside Libya for resettlement and investment abroad.

I will also compensate you greatly for this assistance, when I come over to your country.

Please, send me your response immediately for more details.

I will get back to you in details when I hear from you.My private email is mustafajalil50@hotmail.com.

Salaam,
Mustafa Jalil.

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