419 scam: "Mr.Ali Hassan" <hassanmrali878@gmail.com> My Inquiry is from Iraq

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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:
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
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.
- hassanmrali5@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Ali Hassan" <hassanmrali878@gmail.com>
Reply-To: hassanmrali5@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2015 20:09:57 +0100
Subject: My Inquiry is from Iraq

Dear beloved one,

Sorry for disturbing you, I'm Mr. Ali Hassan from irag, a contractor,
once a business man, i do supply Material for bridge construction such
as FABRIC AND RAW MATERIAL, i am disable and presently i;m in London
for medical treatment after our plane crash and Iâ€™m been taking care
by the insurance, i am the only survival among all the passenger. now
I will want you to help Me receive 80 MILLION DOLLAR to complete the
contract which was award to me by the Government and my beloved one
out of the total amount 40% is for you while 60% is for the material.

Due to my present situation I could not do this myself, so I decide to
search for
a God fearing one that will stand as my partner in Business. If you
are willing to assist me in this Gods project, kindly indicate by
sending me an E-Mail at ( hassanmrali5@gmail.com ) or Call me with
the hospital number + 447 -0319-07986 for more details about my health
circumstance and the project.

Regards,
Mr.Ali Hassan
Director,El Mutana Trade Group Iraq,
Zukak 157 Marla11
P.O. Box 650
SalÃ¢h ad-DÃ®n.
Iraq

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