419 scam: "Mr.Sadeq Ibrahim" <ibrahimsadek101@gmail.com> Greetings

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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:
- "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
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.
- sadekibrahim384@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Sadeq Ibrahim" <ibrahimsadek101@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sadeqibrahim374@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2015 04:25:45 -0400
Subject: Greetings

PROFITABLE RELATIONSHIP

From: Mr. Sadeq Ibrahim.
PRIVATE FINANCIAL ADVISER
MY PRIVATE EMAIL (sadekibrahim384@yahoo.co.uK)

I am contacting you an intent geared towards an interest which I want both
of us to participate in and which will be beneficial to us especially
financially.

I happen to be a financial adviser and investment planner to the ousted
president of Libya, MUAMMAR GADDAFI who was killed in a gun battle in
Libya on the 20th of October 2011. I have been handling all his financial
activities and business interests here in South Africa up to this date.

I have under my management, some amount of money which the late Gaddafi
had instructed me to code for re-investment for his grand children in an
event he is caught or killed.

I had made preparations for this fund to be re-invested and was preparing
a report for him through his special aid who was also killed, before I
heard of his death. His death has now changed the entire scenario in the
sense that all the procedures has to take a drastic change and which is
the reason I am contacting you. It is therefore necessary that we work
together. Kindly read my proposal below:

1, your involvement shall entail the following:

A, provision of a safe haven for the funds.

B, management of the funds which we shall put directly under your name or
company name and total care

C, preparation of legal back-up documents to support the entire
transaction as an inheritance to you.

Furthermore, it is important to keep this transaction confidential due to
the recent forfeiture of the late Gaddafi’s assets and frozen accounts. We
are lucky because the money I am talking about is not in his name and will
make it much easier for us to handle successfully.

What I shall do first of all and as soon as I get a positive response from
you is to close the investment and get a certificate cover. I shall then
write an application with a letter of intent to the BANK for the release
of funds in your name, I shall then proceed to procure the necessary legal
documents to back up the claim supporting you. Since I am named as the
finance and investment manager for the account where this money is lodged,
I shall surely get approval in your favor. As soon as this is done, we
shall then be certain that the funds will be paid to you.

The entire process shall last about 2 weeks or thereabout. Upon your full
acceptance, kindly contact me with the below very important information:

[1] Your Names
[2] Telephone and Fax numbers,
[3] Your Physical Address
[4] Your Age
[5] Your Occupation

We shall discuss on the amount involved and the remuneration you shall
receive for your efforts.

Thank you and Best Regards,

>From Mr. Sadeq Ibrahim

EMAIL ME SO THAT I CAN GIVE FULL DETAILS OF MY PERSON AND SOME RELEVANT
DOCUMENTS WHICH YOU NEED TO SEE.

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