419 scam: "Eng. Tour Shaban ISSA" <tshaban@freemail.hu> From: Dr. Tour Shaban Issa

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Eng. Tour Shaban ISSA" <tshaban@freemail.hu>
Reply-To: tourshaban70@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 15:54:16 -0700
Subject: From: Dr. Tour Shaban Issa

From: Dr. Tour Shaban Issa
Shaar Arubain #15
Brugil Fatha, Tarabulus,
Tripoli, Libya.

Assalamuailakum,
Good day and how are you doing and the family? I`m very certain they are
all doing great 'Alhamdulillah'. My Name is Eng. Tour Shaban Issa a top
official of the former Interim Ruling government of Libya under
Col.Muammar Gaddafi.I presume you know and understand the horrible siege
My country is presently undergoing through the distabilization of the
interim government and the so called Jungle Justice which led to the death
of Col. Muammar Gaddafi and some other co-officials perpetrated by the
Western Allied Forces. All official Players, friends and associates of the
past government are being prosecuted and imprisoned by the current
revolutionary government.

Forgive my manners for encroaching into your privacy without prior notice,
I needed a confidant so desperately that i almost lost my sense of polite
approach, but when the heart, body and mind are not settled, it`s really a
complete lost.I`m craving your trust on a very sensitive and confidential
business worth of US $15.5 million.
It`s a personal Cash worth that i want to transfer out of here through a
third party transfer because my life and that of my family are at stakes
right now. I want you to please help me receive the money in your country
and lodge into any of your personal account or a profitable business
investment that can take in such amount pending when i`m able to move my
family
out of here, and i`m assuring you, that there is absolutely nothing to
worry about the transactions and you are welcome to negotiate your
percentage i am ready to give 25% of the total sum for your assistance in
this deal
Regards
Eng. Tour Shaban ISSA

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