419 scam: "Alexander Mould"<alexandermould@yandex.com> REQUEST TO INVEST $7MILLION IN YOUR COUNTRY

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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 state 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)
- "million 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Alexander Mould" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <alexandermould3@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2017 09:19:05 -0800
Subject: REQUEST TO INVEST $7MILLION IN YOUR COUNTRY

Happy New Year to you.
I Know that this email would come as a surprise to you. But I got your
esteem particulars through our International Chamber of Commerce and
Industries when i was searching for whom i can trust that can help me invest
the sum of $7,000,000:00{Seven Million United State Dollars only}.
I am Mr. Alexander Kofi-Mensah Mould. I am the Chief Executive Officer{CEO}
Ghana National Petroleum Corporation{GNPC} which is one of the major
supplier of Crude Oil to USA and other part of the World.This is pour
official website: www.gnpcghana.com There was a Contract Awarded to a
Foreign private Company in 2013 to the tune of $500,000,000:00 Million USD
and i secretly inserted additional Crude Oil valued at $7,000,000:00Million
USD which the Company has sold and deposited my share of the $7,000,000:00
Million USD with a Foreign Bank.
Now, the Bank has contacted our management that the $7Million Dollars is
ready for claims, but for the fact that i can not claim the money on my name
because i am still a Government official{Civil Servant},We are
constitutionally banned from operating Foreign account. I am soliciting your
assistance to use my position as the CEO to front you as the original
Contractor/beneficiary of the Money. More so, I do not want my People and
Government to know that i own such a huge Money, that is why i am asking for
your assistance to use your good name and office to help me receive the
Money as the Contractor/beneficiary and invest the Funds in your Country.
I have perfected all modalities for the process and the documentation of
your name as the Contractor/beneficiary so that when you give me your
consent and your details, I would commence the process and it would take
about five to seven working days to be completed.
However,for the fact that i am still in service and would not want any one
to know about this business, i would implore you to keep this transaction
strictly confidential between me and you only. No one else should know about
it. But i assure you that this transaction would be done safely and would
not infringe on your Country laws.
It is safe and risk free as i would use my position to influence the
documentation and the payment of the Funds to your account.
Please reply urgently so that we can discuss in detail.
Mr.Alexander Kofi-Mensah Mould.
Chief Executive officer{CEO}GNPC

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