419 scam: "Alaa Mubarak"<mubarakalaa90@yahoo.com.hk> for you

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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.
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.
- mubarakalaa90@yahoo.com.hk (Yahoo, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Alaa Mubarak" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mubarakalaa80@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 11:15:19 +0100
Subject: for you

Dear friend,

It is with heartfelt hope that I write to seek your co-operation and assistance in the context stated below: May I first introduce myself. I am Alaa Mubarak, the eldest son of HOSNI MUBARAK (former President of the Federal Republic of Egypt) who was forced to resign his position on Friday February 12 2011, after 18 days of people revolution. I want you to read more of my family.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/04/hosni-mubarak-family-fortune?INTCMP=SRCH
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/How-Hosni-Mubarak-Got-Filthy-usnews-3723955512.html?x=0
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/hosni-mubarak-family-stashed-billions/story-e6frg6so-1226001766228
http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/General+News/83889/How-The-Mubarak-Family-Made-Its-Billions.html

if you can assist me receive the sum of Twenty Five Million US currency of our family money kept with some security and Finance Company in vaults Abroad, get back to me immediately to enable us proceed at once. This money is part of a very large sum of monies clandestinely deposited in different vaults at different part of the world over the years.

The money was deposited with a Security and Finance Company abroad and I have all documents with me as of when it was deposited in a Security Vault for safekeeping. This money has been there with Security PIN CODES to avoid unauthorized persons gain access to it without the Pin Codes. We have been deliberating on how to invest this fund abroad in a confidential manner until we came to a conclusion to invest it in the buying of estates and part of it will be used for non-speculative investments in your country. I am therefore soliciting your help to collect the consignment of money on my instruction for the release to you and after then transferred into your account. I will give you all the necessary documentations to facilitate your collection of the consignment of money personally from the deposit country.

The present government in Egypt has no or will never have knowledge of this money, so there is no need to be worried about your safety. I guarantee your safety. Once I have your complete assurance that you can handle this, I will immediately send to you the relevant documents that you will provide to the Security and Finance Company in Abroad to enable you take possession of the consignments of money. This will include certificate of deposit and letter of authorization.

Meanwhile all I need from you is as follows:

1. Confirmation of your ability to handle this.
2. Your word that you will keep this business as confidential as possible at all times.
3. Your Name, address and telephone numbers for easy communication

I will compensate you sincerely for your candid effort in this regard with thirty Percent of the total amount of Twenty Five Million US currency, The remaining seventy percent will be invested meaningfully for me and my family future.

I look forward to your quick response while thanking you for your co-operation. Send me an email to my very private email mubarakalaa90@yahoo.com.hk

Best wishes,

Alaa Mubarak.

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