419 scam: Ali Desmurs <aliumadursa100@gmail.com> Mr Ali Desmurs/Urgent assistance

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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)
- ",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)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
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.
- dencordalimud@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Ali Desmurs <aliumadursa100@gmail.com>
Reply-To: adesmur1500@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2011 06:38:04 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Mr Ali Desmurs/Urgent assistance

Dear Friend,

I am Mr Ali Desmurs, the director of the accounts & auditing dept .at theAfrican Development Bank Ouagadougou-west Africa.(A D B) With due respect, I have decided to contact you on a businesstransaction that will be beneficial to both of us.

At the bank's last accounts/auditing evaluations, my staffs came across an oldaccount which was being maintained by a foreign client who we learnt was amongthe deceased passengers of motor accident.

Since his demise, even the members of his family haven't applied for claimsover this fund and it has been in the safe deposit account until I discoveredthat it cannot be claimed since our client is a foreign national and we aresure that he has no next of kin here to file claims over the money. As the directorof the department, this discovery was brought to my office so as to decide whatis to be done. I decided to seek ways through which to transfer this money outof the bank and out of the country too.

The total amount in the account is ten million five hundred thousand dollars(USD 10,500,000.00).with my positions as staffs of the bank, I am handicappedbecause I cannot operate foreign accounts and cannot lay bonafide claim overthis money. The client was a foreign national and you will only be asked to actas his next of kin and I will supply you with all the necessary information andbank data to assist you in being able to transfer this money to any bank ofyour choice where this money could be transferred into.

I want to assure you that this transaction is absolutely risk free since I workin this bank that is why you should be confident in the success of thistransaction because you will be updated with information as at when desired
I will wish you to keep this transaction secret and confidential as I am hopingto retire with my share of this money at the end of transaction which will bewhen this money is safety in your account. I will then come over to yourcountry for sharing according to the previously agreed percentages. You mighteven have to advise me on possibilities of investment in your country orelsewhere of our choice. May God help you to help me to a restive retirement,Amen.

Please for further information and enquiries feel free to contact me backimmediately for more explanation and better understanding throught this emailaddress (dencordalimud@gmail.com) I am waiting for yoururgent response!!!
Thanks and remain blessed.
Mr Ali Desmurs

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