419 scam: "HAKAM"<abdulhakam@rediffmail.com> ATTENTION PLEASE

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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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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 orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "HAKAM" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <AbdulHakam@yahoo.cn>
Date: Wed, 4 May 2011 11:32:37 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION PLEASE

FROM Abdul Hakam

Insha'Allah,

I am writing this letter to you with tears and sorrows, I am Abdul Hakam, 24years old and the only son of my late father, Alhaji, Muhammad Hakam, My Father was a gold merchant and businessman and suppliers of agro allied material ,who operated in the capital of Libya-Tripoli North Africa, during his days. It is sad to say that he was among those who recently killed by Coalition attacks, and including 114 civilians killed, in Libya on his way from business trips in abroad. My mother died when I was just 4 years old, and since then my father took me so special.

Before his death on March 26, 2011, he called me a week before that day, and told me about the deposit of (US$46,000,000.00 Forty Six Million United States Dollars Only) which he deposited in one of the Banks in European country, and according to him the money is in a dormant bank account awaiting to be use for investment in European. And also deposited 150kg Gold bars in a Security Company in Accra Ghana where he used to buy Gold Bars, Please I contacted you because of the Crisis going on in Libya, to assist in transferring this fund into your Bank account before they get confiscated.

Please My follow Muslim,I need you to stand for me and help me to get this fund from the bank and the Gold Bars from the Security Company, because i cannot handle the process of the releasing of this fund,I have in my possession the deposit document which the Bank gave to my late father when he deposited the fund. I really don't know what to do. i need your support to accomplish this transfer, i will procure all the necessary documents via the Law court that will guarantee the free transfer of the funds into any nominated bank from your side.

This is because I have suffered a lot as a result of incessant political crisis here in Libya. I want to use your position to get this fund and move it to your country so that i can invest the fund into a business ventures in your favour.

Please, Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible with the under listed information to enable us proceed immediately.

[1] NAME:.......................
[2] CONTACT ADD:...................
[3] AGE: ..........SEX:.............
[4] TEL.............. FAX:..........
[6] OCCUPATION: ..............
[7] MARITAL STATUS: ..............
[8] A copy of your international passport or any of your ID Card

Thank you so much.

My sincere regards.
Abdul Hakam

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