419 scam: Abdalla Hassan <office-----hhfjui@att.net> Await Your Urgent Response

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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:
- "million british pounds" (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)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Abdalla Hassan <office-----hhfjui@att.net>
Reply-To: abdallahassanhassan@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 03:51:48 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Await Your Urgent Response

Hello Friend,

How are you today and your family? , I do hope all is well? I am Hassan Abdalla, Nephew to the wife of the ousted president of Egypt Mr. Hosni Mubarak. I am contacting you in trust that you would treat this matter of mine as confidential hence time is of most importance.

During their 30 year rule as the president and first lady of Egypt, It was discovered that my aunty and my in-law Mr. Hosni Mubarak embezzled from the country close to $70 billion United States Dollars and you can check this link for confirmation

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/egypt-mubarak-family-accumulated-wealth-days-military/story?id=12821073

During this time they could not keep all the money in his private account, so he used some close relatives and friends to move most of the money out of Egypt to different locations around the world. During this period he used my dad (Abdul Gafar Abdalla)'s to move some large amounts to my dads account in the United Kingdom and this money was deposited with his bank for some years now totaling the sum of 95 Million British Pounds Sterling as at present. With the revolution and bloody protest in Egypt, Mr. Hosni Mubarak was forced to step down and my dad lost his life in a fire incident during the riots.

About a week ago, I was contacted by my dad's lawyer in the UK and he Advised me to get someone trustworthy and that can not be traced to the Mubarak family by the Egyptian authorities, so that the money can be transferred into the person's account by changing the beneficiary status of the account in the last testament to suit anybody who does have any links or connection with the family in the past, so we can transfer the funds without suspicions.

I agree to compensate you with 25% of the total funds if you accept to stand as the beneficiary while 75% would be for me and my sibling so that we do not suffer in future and I can be able to take care of my mother who is aged 79 years. If you feel we can do this together, please contact me immediately for more details.

Thanks,

Hassan Abdalla.
Await Your Urgent Response

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