419 scam: Abdulrahman Elmessmary <abdulrahelems777@gmail.com> Please read and =?UTF-8?Q?respond=3F?=

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "% will be for you" (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)
This email message is a orphan scam.
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.
- abdulrahelems777@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Abdulrahman Elmessmary <abdulrahelems777@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2015 09:42:57 +0100
Subject: Please read and =?UTF-8?Q?respond=3F?=

Assalamualaikum!! Dear friend,

You may be surprised to receive this mail since you do not know me
personally. Well, it is with due respect, trust and humility, I write to
you.

I am Abdulrahman Elmessmary, 19 years old and the son of late
Abdulsalam Elmessmary, a political activist in Libya. My Father was
killed in Al-birkah district Benghazi during the war that ended the 42
years regime of Cornel Muammar Gaddafi. Please you can read more on my
Fatherâ€™s death on this site;
http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/07/26/libya-investigate-killing-political-activist

Though I have not met with you before, but considering the political
instabilities in my country Libya/Africa, I believe one has to risk
confiding in someone to achieve success sometimes in life. In-sha-Allah!
I know you will be nice to me.

Actually, I got your contact while I was doing a private research on
the Internet for a reliable and capable foreign friend/partner that will
assist me to recover and transfer out funds into a secure bank account
for investment purpose.

It is therefore, my pleasure to contact you for assistance of a
business venture which I intend to establish with your help in your
country.

There is this huge amount of money, USD $25,000,000.00, which my late
Father deposited in Western federal credit union, Accra Ghana West
Africa, before he was assassinated by unknown persons during the war in
Libya.

Now, I have managed to arrive in Accra Ghana West Africa and have
decided to invest this money in your country or anywhere safe for
security and political reasons. I want you to help me retrieve this
money for onward transfer to any secured bank account for investment
purposes on any of these areas below:

1) Transport Industry
2) Mechanized agriculture.
3} Estate investment

You and I will have to negotiate on what will be offered to you for
assisting me to handle this issue while 25% will be for you annually
from the profit of the partnership company we are to establish.

All I require is your honest & kind co-operation. I will give you
further details as soon as you show interest in helping me. I wait for
your kind consideration and reply to my proposal. Please respond to this
email: abdulrahelems777@gmail.com

Best Regards,
Mallam Abdulrahman Elmessmary.

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