419 scam: "Mustafaf Abutrakhi"<robert-huntly@technicalsolutions.co.uk> Business Offer

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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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "my direct telephone number" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22961890381 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- mustafabutrakhi01@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mustafaf Abutrakhi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mustafabutrakhi01@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 20:23:04 -0800
Subject: Business Offer

Dear Sir,

I wish to introduce myself to you, I am Mr Mustafa Abutrakhi, I am
a Libyan Citizen and works as one of the Momoh Ghadafis Military
machinary using in recent fighting between the rebels and the
Pro-Ghadafis Government, which my countrys members are sicking for
the collapse of the Ghadafis regime.

During the cause of this Meham caused by the dictator Ghadafi, I and
my partner was ask by Ghadafi to secure a huge sum of money valued at
$40.5million ( Forthy million five hundred thousand dollars), money
got from the sells of oil allocation in my country to one of his
foriegh accounts in Europ for the purchase of weapons for the killing
of my people the more but instead of that,we diverted the funds to a
security firm in West Africa in Cotonou Benin Republic with the help of a united
Nations(UN) DIPLOMAT.

Based on this, that is the reason i contacted you to help me go to
Europ and meet with the diplomat and claim the funds on
my behalf for investment in your county.
Note that the transaction is 100% risk free and secured that the
secret and confidenciality of this transaction depends on our success.

Call me with my direct telephone number as soon as you receive this
message for more details on +229-6189-0381. for more informations.
and reply to the e-mail address; mustafabutrakhi01@hotmail.co.uk
Mean-while, i am in a refugee or assylum camp in Cotonou Benin Republic pending when
the transaction will be completed by my beneficiary.

Awaiting to hear from you soon.

Thanks,

Mustafa Abutrakhi

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