419 scam: "Hafez Shaaban (Jnr.)" <oceanwaytravels@gmail.com> Re:

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Hafez Shaaban (Jnr.)" <oceanwaytravels@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jnr.hafezshaaban@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 23:06:41 +0000
Subject: Re:

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Good day Sir/Mam,

My name is Hafez G. Shaaban 21 year old I'm not in Libya again, I am
now in Manchester United Kingdom for my safety. Please I am writing
you from where I surf your email contact in your country journal email
lists. Please I beg you and I swear to the Almighty Allah I worship
that what I'm telling you is not a joke but if you consider to help me
I swear to serve you like a son till the end of my life.

I am from Libya and my cousin is one of the late Gaddafi son's driver.
It was my cousin who took Gaddafi family to Niger and Algeria when
they ran from Libya. But he came back to Libya and died when their
convoy was attacked by NATO bomb. But he told me something very
important when he was alive. He told me how he took 67 kilos of Gold
from Gaddafi's son and kept it in a security banking company here in
London. He said the Gold is deposited with his name and you have the
surname of my Cousin and all kept in a big suitcase, which I will not
disclose to you in full details now till you show your interest to
help me.

Inshi' Allah', and I will appreciate it so much if you urgently
respond to this life changing opportunity, so that I will go back to
school in your country.

Yours' sincerely,
Master Hafez G. Shaaban (Jnr).

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