419 scam: MR AHMED HABIB <axhmd25@msn.com> GOOD DAY

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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:
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- haamrahmed@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MR AHMED HABIB <axhmd25@msn.com>
Reply-To: <haemrahmed@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2012 12:21:26 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY

GOOD DAY Compliments of the day with your entire family, It’s just my urgent need for foreign partner
that made me to contact you for this transaction for assistance. I am a banker by profession
in west Africa and currently holding the post of Director Auditing and Accounting unit of the
bank.
I have the opportunity of transferring the left over funds ($25million) of one of our bank
clients who died in crash since seven years ago and none of his family member or relation has
come for the claim, and now the bank is planning how to confiscate the fund since no one has
come for the claim. Please I need your honest and humanity to execute this transaction under
your kind control for the benefit of our both families.
If you are interested, you are required to contact me immediately to start the documentation
process with the help of a legal practitioner. I urge you to contact me immediately for further
details , please act fast, I await your urgent response.
Hence, I am inviting you for the deal I will offer you 40% of the amount mentioned above and
if you are sure you are capable to handle this transaction and you are ready to assist me to
execute this business, further details of the transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as i
receive your return mail, I will come over to meet you in your country for my own share in
the ratio 60/40 if you agree to my business proposal do not view this as been illegal but an
opportunity.have a great day.
For more clarification reply me back and please note that the claims is 100% risk free.However,
feel free to ask me any question and I promise to clarify you on any doubts. Transaction with.
please reply to my private mail ( haamrahmed@yahoo.com.hk) Remain bless,
MR AHMED HABIB.

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