419 scam: "Abdoulaye Ousman"<ousmanabdoulaye1@yahoo.com> AWAITING YOUR FEED BACK ASAP

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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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Abdoulaye Ousman" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ousman.abdoulaye@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2017 00:53:45 -0500
Subject: AWAITING YOUR FEED BACK ASAP

From Mr Abdoulaye Ousman
50 Kairaba Avenue
Serrekunda, Ksmd,
North Bank, Gambia West Africa

Attention:

It is with deep sense of humility that I am writing this message from the North Bank in Gambia, I am Abdoulaye Ousman a former Personal Aide
to Former President Yahaya Jammeh who just fled out from Gambia owing to the recent power shift which could have resulted into bloodbath if
not the intervention of African Union AU.

Sincerely, I believe you are the right person to help me out of my horrible situation. Please, I need your support to receive an asset
valued $6.3 Million I deposited lastly on the 16th of May 2014 with a security company which is expected to be due for collection on or
before April 20th 2017 or be renewed for another 3 years, due to a strict monitoring of those of us who worked under former President
Yahaya Jammeh, I can not make a trip to carry out the necessary signing with the security Company, but part of the condition
stipulates that I can recommend anyone to act on my behalf.

It is my desire to come over to your country to invest when the new government decide to release our seized traveling documents which I
know wont be long hence nothing is personally traced to me but just normal government routine particularly when there is change of guide
coupled with my Boss antecedent after the election, I was at the verge of traveling out to meet with the firm before the sudden development.

I am willing to offer you 30% as compensation for your effort/input after you have successfully retrieved the asset which is expected to
be deposited into your personal account pending when I am free to fly out to meet with you in your country for a one on one discussion, I
will give you all the necessary information you may required of by the company. I believe that this transaction will be concluded within few
weeks from the date you showed interest to assist me.

I would highly be grateful if you could respond to me after reading this email. Please I am totally perplex and traumatized here and can
only access my mails twice in 24 hours as condition by the security officials who are mounted in front of my personal apartment and would
not allow any calls, Note that your swift response will reestablish my hope and confidence that you will be there for me.

Best Regards,

Mr. Abdoulaye Ousman
From. Gambia

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