419 scam: "Mr.Abubakar a" <amr.abubakar264@yahoo.co.za> Attention Friend,

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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:
- "huge sum of money" (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 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)
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.
- mrabubakar65@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Abubakar a" <amr.abubakar264@yahoo.co.za>
Reply-To: "Mr.Abubakar a" <mrabubakar65@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 00:41:09 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Attention Friend,

Attention Friend,

My name is Mr.Abubakar. Abbas, Libyan and coordinator ofnational leadership council under late leader Colonel Muammar Muhammad Al-Gaddafi.

The opposition group referred to as Rebel group eager for ademocratic political reform demanded that late Colonel Muammar MuhammadAl-Gaddafi must resign and another democratic political leader elected as hehad ruled the country for 42 years.

His refusal to step down which lead to several months of wild destruction of life and properties in Libya, leaving every activities to be closed, nothing is working out any morehere now and you can see this issue in world daily news broadcast like CNN,BBC, Asian News, CNBC etc. as top headlines.

Because of the problem that happened in my Country Libya,nothing were moving again as business places, Banks, Schools, hospitals and many other institutions were total out of place due to the serious war between Gaddafi forces and rebel forces so that is why I write to seek your guidelinesand assistance to invest the sum of US$16.3 million united states dollars with you in your country.

This huge sum of money was money mapped out by late ColonelGaddafi to my council to train and educate leaders to support Gaddafi regime beforethe war started and looking at the position of things and my stand, Icompletely had nothing left for me as all my properties and investments had beende stroyed by the civil crises (war) so that is why I need your help to invest this money for me so that it will be a new turning point to me as all I hadworked in life had been totally carried away by the destructive war.

I want to assure you that my partnership with you is 100%risk free and without any hitch because no one knows the where about of this money as the documents proving the existence of the money were lost by fire when our office is hit by bomb blast during the civil crises. My sincere regardto your good family and I wait for your positive interest to this issue on my private e-mail...mrabubakar65@gmail.com, but if not interested, please delete this message.
On a serious note, this information must be kept very secret between me and you till we are successful in establishing a good investment with this money.

Regards,

Mr.Abubakar. Abbas.

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