419 scam: Mr Usman Hassan <uh059637@gmail.com> URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANT NEEDED

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "huge amount of money" (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 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 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.
- usmanhassan1@email.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Usman Hassan <uh059637@gmail.com>
Reply-To: usmanhassan1@email.com
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 22:40:02 +0200
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANT NEEDED

Dear Friend

You may be surprise to receive this mail since you donâ€™t know me
personally, but with due respect, trust and humility, I write to you
this proposal. I am Mr. Us man Hassan the son of Mr. Ahmed Hassan of
Darfur South Sudan. It is indeed my pleasure to contact you for
assistance of a business venture which I intend to establish in a
country with a stable economy.

I got your contact while I was doing a private research on the
Internet for a reliable and capable foreign partner that will assist
me and my family to transfer a fund to a personal or private account
for investment purpose. Though I have not met with you before, but
considering the recent political instabilities in my country, I
believe one has to risk confiding in success sometimes in life.

There is this huge amount of money (US$18 Million.) EIGHTEEN MILLION
UNITED STATES DOLLARS ) which my late Father deposited here in South
Africa awaiting claim before hewas assassinated by unknown persons
during this war in Darfur South
Sudan.

Now I have decided to invest this money in a stable economy country or
anywhere safe for security and political reasons. I want you to help
me retrieve this money for onward transfer to any designated bank
account of your choice for investment purposes on these areas below:

1) Transport Industry

2) Mechanized agriculture.

3} Estate investment

I will then furnish you with more details and I have mutually agreed
to compensate you with 30% which is your share for assisting me, and
5% for any expenses that might be incurred by both parties in the
course of the transaction. Then the remaining 65% will be for me and
my family, which you will help us to invest in your country.

Please, you can contact me through this Email= usmanhassan1@email.com
all require is your honest & kind co-operation. I will give you
further details as soon as you show interest in helping me.
I wait for your kind consideration to my proposal.

Best Regards,

Mr. Us man Hassan

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