419 scam: "MAKRAM MUHAMED"<test@test.com> Hello Friend, As-Salam Alaikum, Attention?

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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:
- "the consignment" (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 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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "god fearing " (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.
- makrammuhamed24@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MAKRAM MUHAMED" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <makrammuhamed24@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 22:31:51 +0530
Subject: Hello Friend, As-Salam Alaikum, Attention?

Greetings Esteemed Friend,

Please accept my apologies for invading in your privacy,

Sincere greetings and my due respect to you,

Attention

How are you today and your family? I hope all is good, I saw your email

contact in your country journal so I decided to contact you

for a business proposal, kindly pay Attention and understand

my aim of communicating you today through this Letter,

my name are Makram Muhamed, I am a Rebel Military Local Army here in Libya,

I have been lucky to survive 3 suicide bomb attacks in Iraq and Afghanistan Province, I know this was Pure Divine intervention from God that I did not lost my life.

I need scrupulous, God fearing and trustworthy someone foreigner, just who I can trust, since I have already lost a box of gold to someone that said he will help me sell them, I won't like to make the same mistake.

please I need your help in keeping and securing my trunk box I discovered

here in the time of killing of President Muamor Gaddafi. The trunk box contain cash

that is amounted to ($27.9m dollars), so now I am desperate to move the trunk box out from here for security reasons, and immediately this trunk box is delivered to you

I will resign from my duty here and join you and start a new life with you for investment,

The total amount of money is ($27.9m dollars), (twenty seven . 9 Million United State Dollars), I am ready to entrust the Funds in your care till I will meet with you in your home country immediately the Funds is delivered to you, for subsequent sharing and investment projects.

If you can handle this deal perfectly without scandal let me know immediately, you will receive 30% of the entire Funds, immediately you receive the Funds in your Country, all you need to do is to find a safe place where you can keep the Consignment Trunk Box I will update you on how you will receive the Funds after hearing from you, as quickly as possible.

please contact me through this my email)

For security reason. If you are ready to help me for more information.

Your Friend

Makram Muhamed

Email:

makrammuhamed24@yahoo.com

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