419 scam: "BARR AHMED AIL" <bankksolo5@w6f2z6naz.homepage.t-online.de> Hello,

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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.
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- contactahmedail2008@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BARR AHMED AIL" <bankksolo5@w6f2z6naz.homepage.t-online.de>
Reply-To: <contactahmedail2008@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:19:13 +0100
Subject: Hello,

Hello,

I got your contact in course of my inquiry to locate relations of my
Deceased Client who died in a car crash. On the 7th of August 2005 it
was reported to us that my Client, his wife and their only daughter were
involved in a car crash along shagamu-benin express way. The reason for
this is to inherit a Contract Payment Deposits Account of $7.4 million
of which the Deceased left in a Finance Firm.

This request emerged when the Finance Firm contacted me for the attention
of my Deceased Client (perhaps for one reason or the other they have
tried to contact him and was unsuccessful) I announced his death and
protocols observed. I was mandated (as the deceased's attorney) to
provide the Next of Kin to inherit the Deposits or they will freeze it
as" Unclaimed Deposit" Unfortunately, and unknown to the Finance Firm,
the Next of Kin was among the dead in the car crash.

But rather leaving the Deposits/Account frozen hence I seek your help to
claim the fund into your Account as you share same names with the
Deceased and I have the required Information to execute the transaction
under legal process. Please contact me through my private email below.

Upon the conclusion of this transaction, I will come to your country, for
the disbursement of this fund, which 40% of the total amount will be
your compensation, while 60% will be my share for the investment I will
need your help to establish in your country.

Yours Faithfully,
BARR AHMED AIL
Private Email:contactahmedail2008@gmail.com

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