419 scam: Mr Abdul Bari <abdulbari02smailbox@rediffmail.com> =?iso-8859-1?Q?As-Sal=E2mu

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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:
- "huge sum of money" (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 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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
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.
- abdulbari709@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Abdul Bari <abdulbari02smailbox@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: abdulbari709@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 6 May 2013 12:51:35 +0100 (BST)
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?As-Sal=E2mu_=27Alaikum?=

Dear Sir
I
am Mr Abdul Bari My aim of writing you is to seek for your kindness
assistance to allow me quickly transfer the sum of US$200 million united
state dollars, into your account. It will interest you to know how this
huge sum amount of funds came about.

About two days before the United State
and British, bombing began in iraq, late Saddam Hussein former iraq
president, ordered his youngest son, Qusay, to remove the sum of
US$1.billion from the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) The cash which was
loaded on to three lorries.

That
memorable day Qusay and a senior aide to the former president Saddam
Hussein delivered the instruction in person to the bank's governor of
the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI). And the money was removed without proper
official documentations. The money was not debited. It was just remove
from the foreign reserve vault. This illegal withdrawer created
opportunity for our staffs working in the foreign payments
department.Five in number. My share was US$200.million, the deal which
was absolutely successfully, I am now seeking your help to allow me
prepare transfer document in your
Name to enable me transferred the funds into your account.

I
have agreed to offer you 45% of the funds for your assistance 5% is
reserved for expenses 60% will be kept for your account for me. Note
this transaction is risk free since it is assumed; Saddam Hussein was
responsible for removing the funds.

I
have formalized every necessary arrangement with regards to this
transaction. What I needed now is your "TRUST" HONESTY and
TRANSPERENCY". Please I need conviction and assurance of TRUST from you.
Of course, you can see the reasons for this, is that, it
involves
a huge sum of money and I have not deal with you in anyway before. If I
am convinced and with your declaration of interest in this deal, then I
will tell you the
procedures to follow and with other vital information, Kindly contact
me through the below email.(abdulbari709@yahoo.com)

For
the security of this transaction, I do hereby implore you to treat and
maintain it with the absolute confidentiality and secrecy it requires to
avoid exposing our intentions, there by jeopardizing this project.
Thanks and remain blessed.

Waiting For your urgent reply

Regard
Mr Abdul Bari

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