419 scam: "Mr. Umar Zeidan"<umarzeidan@hotmail.co.il> URGENT PROPOSAL

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million american dollars" (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)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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.
- umarzeidan@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Umar Zeidan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <umarzeidan@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 May 2016 11:39:13 +0400
Subject: URGENT PROPOSAL

Dear friend,

I am Mr. Umar Zeidan, a Libyan citizen and a former financial consultant and adviser to the late president M.GADDAFI. I need your urgent assistance in receiving my funds in your country as my business partner for further investments. I deposited the sum of $45.000.000(forty-five million American dollars),in a security transit company in the United Kingdom.

I want to let you know that the security company does not know the real content of my consignment, because i deposited it as precious family items. I also want to let you know that my financial transactions are monitored, so i want everything to be done in your name as the legal beneficiary to avoid any trace to me. Once the fund has been transferred to you in your country, 40% will be for you and 60% for me. I also want your advice on good investment opportunities in your country.I want you to keep our communications very private for security reasons.I wait for your urgent and positive response,so that i can direct you on what to do.

My sincere greetings to you and your family.

Mr.Umar Zeidan.

Reply to umarzeidan@gmail.com

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