419 scam: Mr Fattah Abdul <fattah_abdul

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million us 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)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Fattah Abdul <fattah_abdul_11@sify.com>
Reply-To: fattah_abdul_1@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2011 15:16:53 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: DEAR FRIEND

FROM THE DESK OF MR FATTAH ABDUL.
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
IN FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
(BOA) BANK OF AFRICA, OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO.

DEAR FRIEND,
HOW ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR FAMILY? HOPE FINE, PLEASE PAY ATTENTION UNDUNDERSTAND MY REASON OF CONTACTING YOU TODAY THROUGH THIS EMAIL, MY NAME IS MR FATTAH ABDUL, BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER IN BANK OF AFRICA OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO, IN MY DEPARTMENT, DURING THE AUDITING OF THE YEAR 2006, I DISCOVERED AN ABOUNDED SUM OF $15M THAT BELONGS TO OUR LATE (MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER FROM MUNICH, GERMANY) WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN JULY 2000 IN A PLANE CRASH.

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THIS SITE BELLOW
HTTP://NEWS.BBC.CO.UK/1/HI/WORLD/EUROPE/859479.STM

I DESPERATELY NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE TO SECURE AND MOVE THIS HUGE SUMS OF MONEY LEFT BEHIND BY MY LATE CLIENT TO THE TUNE OF $15M, (FIFTEEN MILLION US DOLLARS) OUT FROM BANK OF AFRICA OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO TO YOUR OWN ACCOUNT, HE EXECUTED CONTRACT THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF WORK AND HOUSING HERE IN OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO AND THE MENTIONED MONEY ABOVE IS HIS MONEY LEFT IN OUR BANK BEFORE HIS DEATH. MEANWHILE, FOR YOUR SMOOTHNESS OF THIS TRANSACTION, I WILL PAY YOU 40% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION IN THIS MATTER.

IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE INTERESTED AND CAPABLE TO HANDLE THIS BUSINESS TRANSACTION, COME UP WITH THE INFORMATION'S SHOWED BELOW:-

1. YOUR FULL NAME:
2. YOUR CONTACT CELL PHONE NUMBER:
3. YOUR AGE:
4. YOUR SEX:
5. YOUR OCCUPATIONS:
6. YOUR COUNTRY AND CITY:

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ALL THESE INFORMATION'S IS SUBMITTED TO ME, I WILL IMMEDIATELY DRAFT AN APPLICATION FORM WITH ALL YOUR INFORMATION'S AND SEND BACK TO YOU, SO THAT YOU WILL PROCEED WITH THE TRANSACTION BY SENDING THE FORM TO BOA BANK FOR THE TRANSFERRING OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

YOURS
FAITHFULLY,
MR FATTAH ABDUL.

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