419 scam: Mujahid <sdrmujahid@gmail.com> ATTENTION PLEASE.

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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:

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)
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.
- sardar_10m@hotmail.fr (Hotmail, France; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Mujahid <sdrmujahid@gmail.com>
Reply-To: csalimata28@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 03:58:45 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: ATTENTION PLEASE.

Dear friend,

With all due respect,I am Mr. Sardar Mujahid Director of the Audit section of African Development Bank, Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso in West Africa. I am contacting you based on the fact that your profile was good and commendable.This message might meet you in utmost surprise, however, it's just my urgent need for foreign partner that made me contact you for a business transaction.

When auditing abandoned and outstanding accounts of the bank,I discover the secret file of one of our late customers, who was involved in a plane crash while on a trip along with his entire family on 31 July 2005 and they all lost there lives.He lodged some money into this bank either for personal use or for business of which we could not disclose. The said amount was US$3.5M (Three Million, Five Hundred Thousand USA Dollars).My several frantic search proved unsuccessful as he neither left no Will nor any next of kin to this fund.

Therefore, I have personally decided to contact you to seek your consent and to present you as the next of kin so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you for our benefit.As a foreigner, you stand a better position to be presented through documentation as the bonafide next of kin and partner since the deceased is also a foreigner.I can not do this deal as I am a citizen of Burkina Faso.

I have the opportunity of transferring this left over as I am the director of the Audit section of the Bank, if only you will give me a full assurance that you can handle this business.If you agree to my business proposal and on receipt of your positive response,further details and modalities for the transfer will be forwaraded to you.Your prompt response, even to the contrary, will be highly appreciated. You can write me on my personal e-mail address ( sardar_10m@hotmail.fr)
Your Name................
Your Age.................
Your Occupation..........
Your Country.............
Your Passport............

with best regards,
Mr. Sardar Mujahid.

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