419 scam: ibrahim ama <ibrahimama683@msn.com> READ AND REPLY ME IMMEDIATELY.

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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "location where the money will be remmitted" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- ibrahimama26@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ibrahim ama <ibrahimama683@msn.com>
Reply-To: <ibrahimama26@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:19:31 +0000
Subject: READ AND REPLY ME IMMEDIATELY.

FROM MR IBRAHIM AMA
BILLS AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
BANK OF
AFRICA (B.O.A)
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO .
DEAR FRIEND,

i know that this mail will come to you as a surprise
as we never met before.
i need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum
of ($18.5 million dollars united states )to your account.after hearing from you
i will give you more detials about the transaction, and application which you
will forward to the bank,
and i agree that 40% of this money will be for you as a respect to the
provision
of a foriegn account , and 60% would be for me thereafter, i will
visit your country for disbursement according to the percentage indicated
therefore, to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you arranged,you
must apply first to the bank as relation or next of kin of the deceased
indicating your bank name, your bank account number, your private telephone and
fax number for easy and effective communication and location where the money
will be remmitted.
if you are interested please reply me immediately.

ibrahimama26@gmail.com

Thanks

Mr Ibrahim Ama

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