419 scam: "Mohammed Malik" <info@w.cn> Confirm Receipt 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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mohammed Malik" <info@w.cn>
Reply-To: mmalik00x@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2011 04:33:10 -0800
Subject: Confirm Receipt Please

Assalamualaikum:

How are you doing?Hope you are well with your family?

Due to the urgent need and my desperation to act fast on this opportunity,I am contacting you through this means,as I think this is the only medium which will help me quickly to get what I want outside Africa.

I write to seek your immediate collaboration for a risk-free project,though we are not really acquainted
with each other,so let trust be our watch-word.

It will be quite beneficial,if you are the type of person I have in mind.I mean someone who is trust-worthy,reliable,established,understanding and secretive.

I will discuss the best way to handle it,and other details with you once I get your favorable response.

In the meantime,you may as well send your direct telephone to facilitate our communication.

Thanks in advance for co-operations,while I expect to read from you Asap.

Respectfully yours,

Mohammed Malik

Benghazi-Libya

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