419 scam: MR MUTALIB LAWALE <mutaliblawale@gmail.com> Hello Dear Friend,

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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 us 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)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- mutaliblawale07@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MR MUTALIB LAWALE <mutaliblawale@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2020 11:18:12 -0700
Subject: Hello Dear Friend,

Hello Dear Friend,

My name is Mr. Lawale Mutalib, I am an accounting manager here in the Bank
Ouagadougou Burkina Faso; I am married with three children. I am writing
this letter to ask for your support and co-operation to carry out this
business opportunity in my department. After an annual audit Last month in
my branch I discovered documents of a late client (Mr. Andreas Schranner) A
German business magnate who made a numbered fixed deposit with this branch
valued at $30M (Thirty Million United State Dollars). and I was lucky to
have the scan documents of the funds and Gold with me in the safe position.

Please take note; the deceased customer of the bank Mr.Andreas Schranner is
a German business magnate who deals with most Petroleum Corporations here
in Africa. He made a fixed deposit of the huge sum of $30 Million US
Dollars. And also the deposited gold bars with the purity security and
finance company. he bought these gold from the company quantity of (950 kg)
which worth ($28.5Million US Dollars) I need your urgent assistance for the
both of us to pull this gold bars out from the company to your country And
also the fund valued $30M This project will only last us 15 bank working
days to finalize with the bank or the security company of the gold bars,
depending the first one we chose to proceed with. I discovered from his
contract employers, the Petroleum Corporation that Mr. Andreas Schranner,
died in the plane crash Monday, 31 July 2000, (an air France jet liner)
with his entire family and other passengers on board as you can confirm it
yourself via the website below for

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/859479.stm

Note that you will have 40% of The above mentioned sum if you agree to
handle this business with me while 60% will be for me then after you
confirm this fund into your account Together With the gold bars then i will
come over to your country for the sharing of the fund.

Please I would like you to keep this proposal as a top secret, send me
your tel-phone number with your current email

Address for urgent communication,

Reply me on my private email (mutaliblawale07@gmail.com) for more detailed
information.

Thanks with my best regards.

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