419 scam: Adnan Muhammad <adnanmuhammad@micso.fr> FROM THE DESK OF MR. ADNAN

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
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.
- adnanalimuhammad00@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Adnan Muhammad <adnanmuhammad@micso.fr>
Reply-To: Adnan Muhammad <adnanalimuhammad00@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 May 2016 11:46:11 +0200
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF MR. ADNAN

FROM THE DESK OF Mr. ADNAN MUHAMMAD
MANAGER AUDIT&ACCOUNT DEPT,
BANK OF AFRICA OUGADOUGOU
BURKINA-FASO.

Good Day. I know this message might meet you in utmost surprise;however,
it's just my urgent need for a foreign partner that made me to contact you
for this mutual benefiting business when searching for a good and reliable
and trust worthy person. I got your contact email address from a Business
directory and decided to connect you to this
transaction that is based on trust and your understanding.

I am Mr. ADNAN MUHAMMAD Manager Audit/Accounting Department BANK OF AFRICA
B.O.A Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso, I would like to know if this proposal will
be worthwhile for your acceptance have a Foreign Customer, Manfred Hoffman
from Germany who was an Investor, Crude Oil
Merchant and Federal Government Contractor, he was a victim with Concord Air
Line, flight AF4590 killing 113 people crashed on 25 July 2000 near Paris
leaving a closing balance of Nineteen Million Three Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars ($19.3m) in one of his Private US dollar Account that was
been managed by me as his Customer's Account Officer.

Base on my security report, these funds can be claimed without any hitches
as no one is aware of the funds and it's closing balance except me and the
customer who is (Now Deceased) therefore, I can present you as the Next of
Kin and we will work out the modalities for the claiming of the funds in
accordance with the law.

Now, if you are interested and really sure of your trustworthy,
accountability and confidentiality on this transaction without
disappointment, you can contact me using my private email

address:adnanalimuhammad00@gmail.com
Our sharing ratio will be 50% for me and 40% for you, While 10% will be for
the necessary expenses that might occur along the line.

I expect your reply
Sincerely
Mr. ADNAN MUHAMMAD

________________________________________________
Message sent using Micso France Webmail

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