419 scam: "Sadiq Ali"<azizulkhan742@gmail.com> RE: Sir/Madam,

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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:
- "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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
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.
- sadiqali75000@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Sadiq Ali" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sadiqali75000@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2015 03:24:48 +0100
Subject: RE: Sir/Madam,

Mr Sadiq Ali Address: Kafr Hamra - A'zaz Road. Town Mall, 9966 Ramadi – Iraq Confidential Good Day, My name is Mr. Sadiq Ali, a citizen of India, but lives and work here in Iraq; I was operating a successful Real Estate company here before the uprising started. The Rebels took advantage of the situation and decided to raid my company, but I was lucky I was able to still have something left. I got to know about you when I searched your country through the web. Every day, I wake up with fear of the ISIS group coming again to take what is left, I am married with 3 kids, and I plan to give them the best life in a peaceful country. Right now, all the money I have remaining is $3,500,000 USD that is left with me, I need you to confirm if you can assist me receive this fund since it’s difficult for me to leave Iraq now. I am still here because of my family; I cannot cross the border with them. I want you to keep this transaction confidential, and I need you to assure me of your trust and total commitment to this transaction. The Red Cross charity officials come from different countries here every day to bring relief materials and drugs for people here, so I can easily give them anything to deliver for me through the Red cross delivery company to any country I choose, already, I have packaged the money into one of the medical trunk box used by the Red Cross to move medical supplies, the box come with combination lock, which makes it impossible for anybody to open it. All I need to do is hand it over to the Red Cross agent and declare it as family valuable, and then she can send it out through courier service to which ever destination I choose. You will receive 30% of the total funds for your assistance, and keep the remaining 70% safely for me; hopefully you and I can invest into Real Estate or any other good business. Please reply to my private email address sadiqali75000@gmail.com as soon as possible so that we can proceed. Thank you very much in anticipation for your help. Regards Sadiq Ali

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