419 scam: "FOREIGN ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT."<aaadila_mohamed2@yahoo.co.uk> HELLO DEAR / ASSALAMUALAIKUM.

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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:
- "million pounds" (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 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.
- aadila@accountant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- miss aadila mohamed. foreign account department. email: aadila@accountant.com please read carefully, this message (Accountant; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "FOREIGN ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <aadila@accountant.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:38:13 +0800
Subject: HELLO DEAR / ASSALAMUALAIKUM.

HELLO DEAR / ASSALAMUALAIKUM.

FROM: MISS AADILA MOHAMED.

FOREIGN ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT.

Email: aadila@accountant.com

Please read carefully,

This message might meet you in utmost surprise. However, it's just my urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction. I got your contact from yahoo tourist search while I was searching for a foreign partner. I am assured of your capability and reliability to champion this business opportunity with you.

I am Miss Aadila Mohamed, a banker and an account manager to Late Libya President Muammar Gaddafi.

Secret you must know, Late President Gaddafi Muammar of Libya deposited the sum of 25,000,000.00 million pounds in our finance security company for International Motherless Babies and Charity Development Project but UNFORTUNATELY HE IS DEAD and this project fund is dormant and pending.

Now i want to transfer this money to you and i would like you to use 50% to help the less privileges, motherless babies and charity project in your country and we also use 50% for business investment in your country

Kindly send me your personal details as listed below.

(1) Your Full Name

(2) Your Scan Copy ID Card and International Passport.

(3) Your Private Telephone Number

(4) Your Country Address

(5) Your Occupation

(6) Your Age

As soon as i receive your personal details, we will commence fund transfer processes to your Country.

I wait for immediate reply to my private email address (aaadila_mohamed1@yahoo.co.uk)

Yours Sincerely

Miss Aadila Mohamed.

Private Email.. aadila@accountant.com

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