419 scam: "Mr.Raheem Ali" <privateboxjeoung@gmail.com> Greetings in the name of Allah

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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:
- "dear friend" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Raheem Ali" <privateboxjeoung@gmail.com>
Reply-To: raheemali11@hotmail.co.uk
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 13:38:42 -0500
Subject: Greetings in the name of Allah

Dear Friend,

Greetings in the name of Allah.

My message will definitely come to you as a pretty surprise as we have
not met before. Not with standing, the circumstances surrounding my
plight compels me to contact you for a serious business transaction.

Briefly, my name is Raheem Ali ,Formally Personal Assistant on estate
management to the late Col.Muammar Al Gaddafi, President of Libya,
who was killed by the Nato Forces led by Lt.Gen.Charles Bouchard, here
in Sirte Libya. I have sent this same letter to you previously,
precisely [ending of last year] but I am not certain the letter got to
you successfully, since I have not heard from you in response to the
letter, hence I am resending it to you once more.

When late Col.Muammar Al Gaddafi, saw that we had indeed lost power to
the Nato Forces led by Gen.Charles Bouchard here in Libya, he directed
me to look for an escape route by moving cash outside that will help
us soon as we are able to leave the country. His instruction was
successfully carried out and the sum of {US$11,500.000.00}, Eleven
million five hundred thousand dollars,was successfully moved in cash
to a safe custody.

Now that Col.Muammar Al Gaddafi, is dead and as his personal assistant
i have no free movement, i am therefore, contacting to entrust the
US$11,500.000.00}, in your hands and would want my share of the money
invested in lucrative ventures for me there in your country.

I will give you full details of the transaction soon as i receive your
positive response and most importantly, an assurance from you to
protect and enhance my interest on your receipt of the money.

Looking forward to your positive response as well as doing business with you.

Yours faithfully,

Raheem Ali.

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