419 scam: ibrah ibrah <ibrahibrah3@outlook.com> I WANT TO INVEST

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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:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "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)
- "30% for you " (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.
- ibrah.ibrah2000@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ibrah ibrah <ibrahibrah3@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <ibrah.ibrah2000@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 12:54:31 +0400
Subject: I WANT TO INVEST

I am writing this email to you in all honesty and believing that you are conversant of the recent war that happened in my home country Libya. My name is Ibrahim Ibrahim during the period of 2008-2011, I acted as the Personal Assistance to the governor of the Central Bank of Libya (Farhat Omar Bengdara) I was manipulated to oversea many heists, false contract payments and money laundering activities under the dictatorship of Muammar Muhammad Al-Gaddafi who was the leader of the Libyan people. I had to defect to Turkey but went back to Libya, during the Libyan Civil War due to the uprising caused by the Rebels and the fact that I believed in what they stood for. (Farhat Omar Bengdara) The reason I’m contacting you is because I know for fact that Muammar Muhammad Al-Gaddafi has gone down for his crimes against humanity and I would not like for him to go down a martyr but a criminal that he was. I’m currently in the USA as refugee/asylum seeker. My family is in extreme need and due to my involvement in a lot of things over the years; I have come to be in possession of Three Million One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$3,100,000.00) and related documentation, which was siphoned from the Gaddafi regime, this money is kept in digital boxes in safe locations. Mr. Farhat O Bengdara gave a statement in exile concerning this fund and you can see this on:http://video.ft.com/v/946393675001/Libyan-cash-may-be-hidden-in-desertAs I speak, there are digital boxes hidden in Dubai containing the above sum deposited in Security Firm. I am asking your assistance/partnership to help move/receive the funds in your custody for onward investment. I will be more than glad to split this money with you. The sharing mode will be 60% for me, 30% for you and 10% for any miscellaneous payments that may occur in the course of this transaction.Contact me on my personal email for more details (ibrah.ibrah2000@yahoo.com).

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