419 scam: "Phil Ali"<philali29@yahoo.com> 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:

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:
- "philali@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Phil Ali" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <PhilAli@live.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:41:44 +0700
Subject: Hello

Hello

Compliment of the day to you.my name is Phil Ali from cambodia,female and 26 years of age.i got your email through massanger directory and i am writing you with hope this deal is going to work out for both of us.

I am working in a Deposit office and at the end of last year,we did end of the year clearance on abandon luggages and to my suprise,i found a luggage that was deposited since january 2010 and when i try to x-rayed the luggage,i found 100 united states dollar notes totalling over 800,000 dollar and a gold bar in it.

As i am writing to you right now,i am the only one that knows about the luggage
and therefore i solicit for your help to come and stand as next of kin to the depositor
of the luggage so we can get it between ourself.

I have all the deposit informmation and i will make them avaiable to you as soon as you indicate interest to work with me in this deal.I will be waiting to hear from you as this is matter of urgency because government officials will be coming this january to consificate all abandon luggages.

Please your reply should be send to my email Add: {PhilAli@live.com}

Best Regards.

Phil Ali

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