419 scam: "Mr Waleed Hassan"<haswaleed@gmail.com> God bless as you Read

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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.
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.
- engnrwalhass@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Waleed Hassan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <engnrwalhass@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 08:46:38 -0700
Subject: God bless as you Read

May God touch your heart as you read this message. I know this maybe a surprise to you but i want you to consider me as a friend because my mind choose you. My name is Waleed Hassan, a retired Oil Merchant from Tripoli, Libya. I am currently in a hospital suffering from the cancer of the lung as i write this message to you. I am a blessed man, but my life has been one of hardship and suffering because of bad health. suicide in my case is not the answer. I suffered the death of family and loved ones, due to the battle that went between the Gaddafi soldiers and the Independent Rebels in my country. My condition is really deteriorating and according to my doctors in all indication regards to medical analysis, it is quite obvious that i may not live for more than 2months. This is because the cancer has gotten to a very bad stage.

Presently I am contacting you because of the funds i lodge with the HSBC BANK when i was still working in England. I choosed from my mind to entrust this amount to a stranger and my mind choose you among different profiles that i have just viewed. Once the money is transferred to you, i want you to keep 15% of the money for yourself and help me distribute the rest 85% to the street kids, charity organisations and different poor homes. The fund is currently with the HSBC BANK and upon my instruction, it will immediately be transferred to you. If you feel honoured to do the good work for me, Please kindly reply on my Private Email so i can further this with you: engnrwalhass@aol.com

God bless you
Mr Waleed Hassan

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