419 scam: "YOUSSEF KHELIL" <khelilkhelil@aol.co.uk> COMPLY WITH THIS PURPOSE

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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.
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.
- youssef1968khelil@aol.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "YOUSSEF KHELIL" <khelilkhelil@aol.co.uk>
Reply-To: khelilyoussef@aol.co.uk
Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 09:56:42 -0500
Subject: COMPLY WITH THIS PURPOSE

COMPLY WITH THIS PURPOSE

HELLO.

I AM YOUSSEF KHELIL BY NAME, A BRITISH NATIONAL. LODGER FOR THE LATE
PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA (LATE HUGO CHAVEZ) WE MET FEW WEEKS IN CUBA BEFORE
HIS DEATH TO DISCUSS ABOUT HIS VITAL DOCUMENTS, ACCOUNTS AND SAFE DEPOSIT
FUNDS MEANT TO BE TRANSFERRED TO CUBA AND TALKED OVER HIS ILL HEALTH.

RECENTLY DURING THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN SOME CASHED WERE ALSO DEPOSITED INTO
A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION READY TO BE MOVED TO CUBA, BEFORE HIS
DEATH.PRESENTLY THESE FUNDS ARE STILL AVAILABLE TO BE CLAIMED AND MOVED TO
THE FINAL DESIGNATIONS,I AM LOOKING FOR A SILENT PARTNER THAT CAN LAY
CLAIMS TO THE FUNDS FOR FINAL AUTHORIZATIONS TO ANY PROVIDED ACCOUNTS,
UNDER REACHED AGREEMENTS FROM BOTH OF US.

I AM WILLING WE SHARE IT 40%- FOR ME AND 40 % FOR YOU WHILE - (20 % FOR
THE VENEZUELA CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS) AND WHICH WILL BE CARRIED OUT THROUGH
YOU. BE-INFORMED THAT I AM STILL IN PROCESSION OF ALL THE IMPORTANT FILES
AND DOCUMENTS REGARDS THE DEPOSITS AND OTHER VITAL INFORMATION.

ONCE I READ FROM YOU, I WILL FURNISH YOU WITH FURTHER INFORMATION AND THE
AMOUNT IN QUESTIONS. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GLADLY HELP OURSELVES AND
OUR FAMILIES AND THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN VENEZUELA.

PLEASE IF YOU ARE WILLING TO PART TAKE IN THIS DO SEND ME THE FOLLOWING
DETAILS FOR US TO PROCEED. EMAIL:
( youssef1968khelil@aol.co.uk ).

1. YOUR FULL NAMES AND AGE
2. YOUR HOME ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBERS
3. YOUR OCCUPATION AND PROVE OF IDENTITY

WITH THIS INFORMATION I WILL BE ABLE TO GET THE DOCUMENTS READY FOR THE
CLAIMS OF THE SAFE DEPOSIT FUNDS FROM THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.

YOURS TRULY,
YOUSSEF KHELIL

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