419 scam: "ibrahima barh" <ib_barh@hotmail.fr> hello dear

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- ib_barh@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ibrahima barh" <ib_barh@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: ib_barh@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 23 May 2015 21:11:29 -1200
Subject: hello dear

Dear Friend,

I am Ibrahima Barh, the Head of files/Recording Department in Caise National De Credit Agricole Bank in Dakar-Senegal. I Hoped that you will not expose or betray this trust and confident that I am about to
repose on you for the mutual benefit of our both families. I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of $8.5 million U.S dollars (Eight million five hundred U.S dollars) into your account. This
is an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer (Mr Christian Eich) who died along with his family in plane crash that happens on Monday, 31 July 2000 into the Hotelissimo plan crash that took
place on Monday, 31 July, 2000 for more confirmation visit the web site of the incident. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

The money has been dormant for years in our Bank here without any body coming for it. I want to release the money to you as the next of kin or relation to our deceased customer.
I will place your name as the next of kin to the deceased customer if you are willing for this financial deal.
I don't want the money to go into our Bank treasury account as unclaimed fund. So this is the reason why I contacted you, so that we will release the money to you as the nearest person to the deceased
customer.

Please I would like you to keep this proposal as a top secret or delete it from your mail box if you are not interested. Upon receipt of your reply, I will send you full details on how the business will be
executed and a text of application which you will fill and send to the bank for the release of the money to your account. Also note that you will have 50% of the above mentioned sum, if you agree to
transact the business with me while 50% will be for me.

I will like you to know that this transaction is risk free and that you should not have any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer.

Please for full trust, don¡¯t forget to reply with your contact information like-: Your complete details for full trust.

Looking forward to hear from you immediately via (ib_barh@yahoo.co.uk)
Thanks from
Ibrahima Barh.

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