419 scam: "Mohamed Abdelhalim Ibrahim Basiouny"<kelly@clinicalurology.com> VERY URGENT

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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:
- "million pounds" (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: "Mohamed Abdelhalim Ibrahim Basiouny" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mohamedeg20@live.com>
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 07:05:48 -0700
Subject: VERY URGENT

Attn: Dear,

Firstly, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction and please accept my apology for sending you this sensitive information without meeting you in person; this is due to the urgency and importance of the matter at hand.

My name is Mohamed Abdelhalim Ibrahim Basiouny from Egypt I am The Director General of in security affair to formal Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Government.

Dear I need your urgent partnership to claim six million pounds urgently in a Finance Firm in United Kingdom, President Hosni Mubarak trusted this very Fund to me in a Finance Firm in United Kingdom for an arrangement to import bullet proof motor Van and police jackets during the uprising.

However the uprising is ended, I want to present you in the Finance Firm in United Kingdom where the fund was deposited as the person to pay 6 million pounds. But the most important thing is trust in this ordeal once the funds are secured by you, you shall take 40% out of the funds and keep my own 60%. The whole process of concluding this transaction is very simple, if you are interested to assist me, kindly forward the following.

Your Direct Telephone and Address

I wait for your swift respond before any further details.

Best Regard

Mohamed Abdelhalim Ibrahim Basiouny.

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