419 scam: "ARKAMANI AHMAD AL-MAHDI"<admin> INVESTMENT PROPOSAL

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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:
- "million 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)
- ",000,000" (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 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.
- arkamanial1mahdi@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "ARKAMANI AHMAD AL-MAHDI"<admin>
Reply-To: arkamanial1mahdi@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2016 04:20:02 +0100
Subject: INVESTMENT PROPOSAL

Hello My Friend,

I hope this message meets you and your family in good health, My Name is Arkamani Ahmad al-Mahdi, A descendant of (Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi) the ruler of Sudan in the 1880's, I am 62years old and an ex-politician in Sudan, I retired from Politics more than a decade Ago.

I am requesting your contribution, help and assistance as regards an investment proposal to you, with an amount of Eighty five Million United states Dollars ($85,000,000) for a start, I am open to listen to any good or profitable Ideas you can tell me about , so we could invest this sum of money, In the process of this establishment, you will be talking to my Son who will put you through all the Corners of this establishment.

I want us to make this 100% Confidential between us as I have tried to stay out of the Media and the public all along. I am ready to work with you in all trust and Honesty, as I Expect you will act the Same. There are lots of internet Fraud and Scam everywhere these days and as much as I am being Skeptical about you, I also want to give this a try, under my strict supervision. So I want you to know that we will not rely on just phone and email Conversation for this business partnership, i want us to have a face to face Meeting either with me or my Son, which will enable us move in the right direction, if you Agree with me.

I will try as much as I can to make the meeting convenient enough for the both of us and I think meeting Anywhere in the UAE will be convenient and safe for us, since the Visa requirements and procedures isn't much to get. I will be waiting to get a message back from you, either by dropping your Phone number or writing back at your Earliest Convenience.

PS: my Email Below

arkamanial1mahdi@gmail.com

Warm Regards
Arkamani Ahmad al-Mahdi.

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