419 scam: weslong@usahealthrep.com Overture

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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:
- "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- ",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)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- gaffar.ahmed11@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: weslong@usahealthrep.com
Reply-To: gaffar.ahmed11@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2021 16:11:04 +0100
Subject: Overture

Good day to you

I humbly and respectfully crave your unalloyed attention in what I am about to discuss with you. Please keep and open mind and be guided by unbiased evaluation.. Though, I know that the opportunity I'm about to discuss with you which is of high magnitude and requiring absolute confidentiality, may come to you as a surprise since we have never met or have any record of previous contact... but it is a fact of life that time and chance happens to everyone and this is further espoused in the holy book, thus 'the just shall live by faith. Perhaps, I should add that your profile is quite impressive. I am also assuring you that it shall be a happy ending if we work together in faith and in confidence.

My names is Gaffar Mohamed Ahmed., a Cousin of Mr. Omar al-Bashir (Former President of Sudan). I am his close confidant and currently in exile in Ghana, west Africa. Mr. Omar al-Bashir made a deposit of approximately $55,000,000,00, (fifty five million US Dollars) in one of the banks here and which I'm privileged to exercise power of attorney over, as his relative and confidant. As you should know, Mr. Omar al- Bashir is in jail and Sudanese government is beaming its searchlight across Africa for Mr. Omar's loot. The search is limited to Africa because Mr. Omar is wanted in the West and he did not keep his money in the West.

Because of reasons elucidated above, Mr. Omar al-Bashir instructed from prison that funds in Ghanaian bank should be quickly moved out of Africa, and with the assistance and legal erudition of his lawyer in the United Kingdom, funds has successfully been moved to an escrow account of a European bank. Rather than leave funds dormant in a bank account in Europe, which may trigger suspicion of regulators, Mr. Omar asked me to shop for a reliable partner to take in the funds and have it invested pending his release from prison which no one know for how long as trial has not even started. This is where you come in.

It is agreed that upon receipt of funds, you will take 35% of the funds for your efforts and also, wire back 5% to his attorney and I, while remainder 60% is invested on any profitable venture on behalf of Mr. Omar al-Bashir.

If you wish that we explore this great opportunity together, please kindly revert to me as soon as possible and I will brief you about how we proceed.

Finally, it is a risk-free overture and poses no danger to anyone in anyway whatsoever. Please, kindly reply to my private email account: gaffar.ahmed11@yahoo.com

Best regards
Gaffar Mohamed Ahmed.

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