419 scam: "Mohammed Hamin"<mohd.hamin@asia.com> Proposal.

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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:
- "with your full names" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mohammed Hamin" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mohammed.hamin@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 16:14:53 -0700
Subject: Proposal.

Greetings,

My name is Mr. Mohammed Hamin. I work as the Foreign Operations
Manager with a reputable bank. In our current performance of annual
audit, I discovered a late client funds in my bank worth
$13,500,000.00 in my bank, belonging to one of our dead foreign
customers.

There were no beneficiaries stated concerning these funds. Therefore,
your request as a foreigner is necessary to apply for the claim and
release of the fund smoothly into your reliable bank account as the
Foreign Business Partner to the deceased.

Please if you are really sure of your trustworthy, integrity,
accountability and confidentiality on this deal, contact me with your
Full names, Home address and Telephone (Mobile) number for easy
communication. I am looking forward to read from you soonest.

Best Regards,
Mohammed Hamin.

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