419 scam: "Ismail Ibrahim"<replyme@mailin.com> Let Us Work as One

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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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Ismail Ibrahim" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ismailibrahim1@kimo.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:05:50 +0200
Subject: Let Us Work as One

Good Day,

Compliments of the day to you. By way of introduction, I am Ismail Ibrahim Faraj, Head, Operations at National Commercial Bank Libyan .I would respectfully request that you keep the contents of this mail confidential and respect the integrity of the information you come by as a result of this mail. I have a business proposal which I believe would be of interest to you. It concerns a deceased client SAIF AL-ARAB GADDAFI, See more here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqLmNtFV6_E

There is the sum of money he left behind in our Bank: US$ 9,370,000.00 deposited , I alone have the deposit details and they will release the deposit to no one unless I instruct them to do so. I alone know of the existence of this deposit for as far as NCB is concerned, the transaction with our deceased customer concluded when I sent the funds.

Since he is dead and i am the bank manager of this branch. The country is upside down. They are destroying many Branch War every were. I want you to work with me so that we will still this money.

Sorry for my bad English and this matter must be between me and you.

I wait your reply.

Thanks,
Ismail Ibrahim Faraj.

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