419 scam: "Ibrahim20@yahoo.com"<khaliliibrahim01@gmail.com> From Khalil.A.Ibrahim Hassan,

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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. )
- "trunk box" (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)
- "million 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)
This email message is a orphan 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.
- khaliliibrahim20@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ibrahim20@yahoo.com" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <khaliliibrahim20@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2011 23:49:44 +0400
Subject: From Khalil.A.Ibrahim Hassan,

>From Khalil.A.Ibrahim Hassan,

Attn Dearest One,

I am Khalil Ibrahim,from Cote d'Ivoire,The son of late former Minister of finance who was assassinated for been working with the ex-president of Cote d' ivoire. I inherited total sum of 7million dollars from My Late father, The pressure from my decease father's family for this money has compelled me to leave Manila and have the money which is concealed in a metallic trunk box deposited with a security company in United Arab Emirates,under arrangement as a family treasure.
This means that the company does not know the content of this box that was shipped from Cote d'ivoire to United Arab Emirates, under a diplomatic coverage. My purpose is to ask you for your assistance boil down to the fact that I don't want my late father's family to be aware or name involve, and the deposit statement of the box authorized the company to make this box avaliable for shipment on request only to my father foreign business representative, though unnamed. Hence I want you to contact the security company as my father business partner / associate, after receiving the approved from me to enable the company release the box to you, while I join you on the arrival of the box. All you need is to contact the security company and introduce yourself as my Late father business partner / associate, requesting for the shipment of the box to your address which you will provide. And as soon as shipping agent approved the shipment and tell you the arrival date of the box then I will join you to give you 20% of t

Contact with your following information’s:-

1 Phone And Fax Number,
2 Address
3 Your Full Name.
4 Company Name
5 Your Age,

Please if you are interested and willing to represent me as my Late father business partner / associate kindly write me as soon as possible.Respond to this e-mail on (khaliliibrahim20@yahoo.com)

I awaits your urgent response.

Best wishes,
Mr Khalil.A.Ibrahim Hassan,

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