419 scam: "Baghdadi Ali Mahmudi"<bdc@gmail.com> # URGENT

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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)
- "you will be entitled to 30%" (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)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "my names are " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Baghdadi Ali Mahmudi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <baghdadiamahmudi@protonmail.>
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2018 21:21:30 +0200
Subject: # URGENT

Dear Sir,

My names are Baghdadi Ali Mahmudi, former Secretary of the General People's Committee of Libya in late Col. Muammar Gaddafi Government. I was one of the personal assistants to late Libya Head of State Col. Muammar Gaddafi who was killed on 20th October 2011 in the insurgent group. My good self and other aides of Col. Gaddafi were taken into house arrest by the leadership of the new government till date. I assisted Col. Gaddafi our former President to carry out most of his secret business transaction ranging from the exportation of Diamond, AU (Gold) bar/dust and crude oil exportation, inclusive of transfers of millions of foreign currencies to foreign banks.

There is $115,000,000,00 (One Hundred and Fifteen Million United States Dollars), which I assisted him to lodge in a financial institution abroad, less than 2 weeks before his demise, which nobody has any knowledge about, not even any member of his family apart from myself. It is my desire use the money for investment abroad in any profitable offshore business portfolio. It is in this regard that I am seeking your assistance to achieve my aims.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY:

On your acceptance to participate in the transaction for the investment of the sums, the transaction shall be carried out this way.

(A) You will be entitled to 30% of the total amount for assisting me in the receipt of the funds in your account.

(B) The balance of 65% remaining will be invested by you in a blind trust fund for an initial period of five years.

On your acceptance to my proposal, I will link you with my private lawyer who will handle this process with you and also draft a Legal binding document which shall be binding between the parties and to protect the interest of same.

TAKE NOTE:

The money is currently deposited in overseas and be informed that the money in question has nothing to do with my detention here in Libya hence no living being knows about this fund or that the money belongs to my former Boss apart from me. Also, be assured that this money is free from any lien. Please if you are interested in this project; feel free to contact me immediately.

Finally, understand that you have to treat this transaction with utmost confidentiality for obvious security reasons as I do not want you divulging this transaction to a third party as it may jeopardize all my efforts made to secure this fund in a foreign Bank.

I await your urgent response.

Best Regards.

Baghdadi Ali Mahmudi

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