419 scam: "Hirmer"<info@zb.my> The astonishing wealth of Libyan tyrant

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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)
- "i want to solicit your attention" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Hirmer" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tees68@e-mail.ua>
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 09:33:51 +0100
Subject: The astonishing wealth of Libyan tyrant

Dear Friend,

I find it pleasurable to offer you my partnership in business,I only pray at this time that your address is still valid.

I want to solicit your attention to receive money on my behalf.

The purpose of my contacting you is because my status would not permit me to do this alone.

When you reply this message. I will send you further details once i receive your response back.

Please for security reason, i will strongly recommend that you write me through my private email account only.

Thanks for your understanding.

Albert Hirmer

N:B

The astonishing wealth of Libyan tyrant Muammar Gaddafi and his family has been laid bare as countries around the world begin freezing billions of
dollars worth of their assets.

The U.S. alone has seized $30billion (?18.5bn) of their investments, while Canada has frozen $2.4bn (?1.5bn), Austria, $1.7bn (?1bn) and the UK, $1bn
($600m).

These assets appear to be just the tip of the iceberg, as no one is yet certain exactly what the family owns around the world.

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