419 scam: "Mr, Ibrahim Hassan"<test@crazypianos.com> $ Very Important

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr, Ibrahim Hassan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hassanib7059@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 May 2016 19:57:42 -0300
Subject: $ Very Important

Dear Beneficiary ,

On resume office as Director of Payment last two months, as the Skye bank director I was going through some files last weekend and discovered huge amount of funds floating in your name that is yet to be claimed through one of the commercial bank here in Nigeria.

I will like to hear from you before going into conclusion on reason why the fund is yet to be paid to you as rightful beneficiary of the fund. Your Full Name, Address, City, Country, Amount and Telephone Numbers is equally necessary for confirmation purpose as I will not like to disclose information of the fund to third party to avoid wrong payment.

I will appreciate your quick response to this massage urgently, as I planned to conclude my investigation and decide on necessary action that befits the situation of the fund.

Regards

Mr, Ibrahim Hassan

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