419 scam: "Mr. Mohammad Alibi" <mroscarwilliam55@gmail.com> 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.
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 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)
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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.
- mohammadalibi37@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Mohammad Alibi" <mroscarwilliam55@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mohammadalibi37@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2021 09:48:43 -0800
Subject: Dear friend

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Good evening and May the Allah bless you as you read this massage with
undemanding, I am by name Mr. Mohammad Alibi, and work with Youga and
Balogo Gold Mines located in the province of Boulgou in Burkina Faso
180km south east of the capital of Ouagadougou near to Ghanaian
border.

I need your urgent assistance in releasing 50 kilos gram of gold what
of $13.5million dollars to you to sell and send me my share; this gold
belongs to one of our late foreign customer who died a longtime ago
with his supposed NEXT OF KIN since the year 2008.

The gold has been here in our Bank treasure for years now without
anybody coming for the claim of it as the late deceased relation. I
want to release the gold to you as the relative to our deceased
customer, the Banking laws here does not allow such treasure to stay
more than 15 years, after 15 years the treasures will be paid to the
company Treasury as unclaimed goods.

This is the reason why I seek you for us to achieve this gold
together, I am ready to share with you 50% for you and 50% for me, by
indicating your interest I will send you the details how the business
will be executed without any hitch.

I will be waiting for your urgent response including your mobile that
is in what sap for easy communication. Here is my Private Email
address (mohammadalibi37@gmail.com)

Thanks.

Here is my mobile number and whatsap +2330269105436

Best Regards,

Mr. Mohammad Alibi

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