419 scam: "Mohammad Salim al-Awa Esq"<test@upel.ru> Greetings to you specially.

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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:
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "confidentiality of this transaction" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- +447053828954 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- +448435642947
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.
- privateissuemsalesq@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- reply me via my private email; privateissuemsalesq@gmail.com best regards. mohammad salim al-awa (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mohammad Salim al-Awa Esq"<test@upel.ru>
Reply-To: <mohammadsalimalawaesq@yahoo.co.nz>
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 00:30:38 -0000
Subject: Greetings to you specially.

Greetings in the name of Allah,

I am Mohammad Salim al-Awa Esq, A personal attorney to a politician. I hope 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 have the opportunity of transferring the left over funds belonging to one of my client who bears your surname. This client of mine was a companion to former Libyan President Muhammad Gaddafi and Gaddafi were using him to run transactions globally and the bottom line is that my client was assassinated in Libyan. I am his personal attorney. My purpose of contacting you is that my late client deposited funds valued at (US$9.6 million) with (150 kg of Gold) with finance institution before his death without an heir apparent, NEXT OF KIN or beneficiary. I will like to present you as the NEXT OF KIN to my late client in order for you to lay claim to the aforementioned funds and gold.

I solicit your cooperation and assistance. For this, I need your urgent assistance in transferring the (US$9.6 million) with (150 kg of Gold) to your account within 10 or 14 Banking working days. This money has been dormant for years in the finance institution without claim. I want the finance institution to release the money to you as the nearest person to our deceased customer I don't want the money to go into government treasury as an abandoned fund. So this is the reason why I am contacting you so that the finance institution can release the money to you as the NEXT OF KIN to the deceased customer.

Please I would like you to keep this proposal as a top secret and delete it if you are not interested. Upon receipt of your reply, I will give you full details on how the business will be executed and also note that you will have 50% of the above mentioned sum while 50% will be for me, if you agree to handle this business with me. I am expecting

Your urgent respond immediately. Please be advised that the confidentiality of this transaction is non-negotiable.

Reply me via my private email; privateissuemsalesq@gmail.com

Best Regards.

Mohammad Salim al-Awa Esq

UNITED-KINGDOM Office:

202 Whitehall London, SW1A 2EG

Private E-mail: privateissuemsalesq@Safe-mail.net

E-mail: privateissuemsalesq@gmail.com

Telephone:+44-705-382-8954

Fax: +44-84-3564-2947

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