419 scam: Rachid Abdoul <abdoulrachid002@gmail.com> From:Mr. Rachid Abdoul

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

Fraud email example:

From: Rachid Abdoul <abdoulrachid002@gmail.com>
Reply-To: abdoulrachid001@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:24:42 +0900 (KST)
Subject: From:Mr. Rachid Abdoul

From:Mr. Rachid Abdoul Country:Burkina Faso Occupation:Professional Banker Position:Foreign Remittance Director HelloDear, Howare you doing? With hope all is alright. Please treat this message strictlyconfidential and do not be surprise over this unexpected and suddencommunication to you. I got your contact from a reliable internationaldirectory where I decided to choose you as to assist me pull into your accountthe sum of Seven Million, Five hundredThousand United States Dollars ($7.500,000.00) from our bank. Thebeneficiary of this account died (May his soul rest in peace) with his family 6years ago in a Kenya Plane Crash 2003, and no body were officially intestate tostand for the claim as the next of kin. Therefore,I need your attention and trust so we can make a two man deal in order to movethis fund to your account and once the fund is transferred into your account,every chapter of this deal will be sealed. Before we can achieve
thissuccessfully, you should apply to our bank as the business partner/extendedrelative to the deceased. Nevertheless, I will use my good office to ensurethat my bank granted urgent approval for the release of this fund to youimmediately. Hencethe fund is released; I will resign quickly to join you over there in your countryfor disbursement of the fund. I will tell you what will be your share on yourrespnse to this message and we have to start the process immediately to avoidour bank to send the fund to central bank of Burkina Faso as an unknownbeneficiary and unclaimed fund. Iam waiting for your response through my private email Yourstruly. Mr.Rachid Abdoul

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