419 scam: "Ibrahim El-Habib"<data@keyin.cn> TREAT AS 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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "trunk box" (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)
- "trunk boxes" (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)
- "million us 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Ibrahim El-Habib" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ibrahimelhabib@yahoo.cn>
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2013 08:07:29 -0800
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT

My Dear Friend,

My name is IBRAHIM EL-HABIB, I'm From Libya, I work with Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in Tripoli Libya, before The Civil War, my boss mandated me to secretly move some trunk boxes containing large sum of cash in Dollar currency in Ghana, the worth is $250 Million US Dollars and since after his problem i can no longer go back to his family for my security. Therefore, I am looking for a reliable and Good Business Partner who will be honest to work with me as partner to move and secure this funds for investment purpose..

Also, you must be ready to invest the funds on a lucrative and profitable investment of your choice in your country or any where in the world, apart from Africa. Please Kindly Contact me via e-mail for more details and how we packaged the money before moving it down to the safe keeping house in Ghana.

Yours Specially
Ibrahim El-Habib

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