419 scam: Sadiq Arunakumar <sadiqarunakumar@yahoo.co.jp> From: Sadiq Arunakumar

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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)
- "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- arunakumarsadiq@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Sadiq Arunakumar <sadiqarunakumar@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: <arunakumarsadiq@yahoo.es>
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 17:44:20 +0100
Subject: From: Sadiq Arunakumar

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From: Sadiq Arunakumar

Dear Sir/Madam

It is my pleasure to introduce myself to you but I know this may come
to
you as a surprise but kindly keep it to yourself because I do not want
it
to be known by any other person except you: I got your contact
information
from a web directory few weeks ago before I decided to contact you on
this
business opportunity and I don't want you to misunderstand this offer
in
any aspect, if it is okay with you, assure me of your full
co-operation, my
name is Sadiq Arunakumar, I am a secret Agent/personal assistant
confidant
to Shukri Ghanem, former prime Minister of Libya from 2003 to 2006 also
Libyan oil Minister till 2011 who died in River Danube Inviena Austria.

I write you this mail concerning the secret/ confidential deposit my
Late
Boss made with Security Company in West Africa and Europe amounted to
$66.5M (Sixty Six Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
only)
and US$35.3M (Thirty Five Million three Hundred Thousand United State
Dollars only) respectively while he was still alive for future purpose
and
investment.

The reason why I am contacting you on this magnitude is because base on
my
secret communications with Shukri Ghanem before his death at Danube
Inviena. He had mandated me to look for a trustworthy foreign
investor/partner who will take custody of the deposit and invest in any
lucrative venture in his/her country since his former Boss Muammar
Gaddafi
has died last year. I am making this informal proposal to you on behalf
of
myself for your support and assistance to dispatch these funds to your
country with you or your company acting as the rightful beneficiary of
these funds.

Finally, if you are interested to work with me so that we can move this
money out of the Security Vault for a lucrative venture and good
investment
in your Country, kindly reply me back to my private email:
arunakumarsadiq@yahoo.es with your full information as soon as I
receive
your response, I will furnish you with more details also full
information
about the deposit.

I look forward to your quick reply.

Yours Faithfully
Sadiq Arunakumar

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