419 scam: Aliru Mohammad<manojgupta@dicabs.com> GOOD DAY DEAREST ONE!!

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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:
- ",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)
- "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.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +448712341443 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- +2341443 (Nigeria, landline)
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.
- alirumohammad@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Aliru Mohammad<manojgupta@dicabs.com>
Reply-To: alirumohammad@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 25 May 2014 23:22:56 +0530
Subject: GOOD DAY DEAREST ONE!!

Good Day Sir/Madam
Am in search of some one good,sincere and honest for assistance. I am
interested in establishing and operating a very viable business as a means
of investment abroad.I do not know too well on how this is done in your
country,so I will need you to help me in this regard.

ARE YOU INTERESTED TO HELP ME,PLEASE KINDLY EMAIL ME VIA:
alirumohammad@gmail.com

My preference is any good profit yielding business and I would appreciate
any viable ideas you could come up with. I will also need you to help me
look for properties like homes and lands for sale as I am proposing to
invest the sum of 15 Million Great British Pounds ( £15,000,000.00 GBP) for
this.
I do not know if you can be of help to me.

For a brief on my personality; my name is Aliru Mohammad Abdullah
kamaradin,I'm an Arab man based in the UK at the moment because of the
crises,
i was formally living in Syria with my family, because of the crises in
Syria,i moved my family to the UK and bought a big house there,I am a
retired
Business man, formally into Oil and Gas business,and i also own a large
construction company too, I am 55 years of age, Divorced with 4 lovely
kids.
I dropped my business because it wasn't producing profitable income in the
UK,I have had so much problems with the British Authority this few period
that.
i am in the UK just because am a foreigner I believe and because am a
Muslim. E-mail: mohammad_abu@live.com

My need for this business proposition and to acquire these properties is
very urgent as I am planning to move out of this country UK with my
family down to your country.I want you to help in finding a good home where
my family and I will live
in (Mini Estate). Please I expect your good and prompt reply so that we can
proceed swiftly. I will need your phone and fax numbers for easier
communication with you in case i am unable to access my emails.
Please reply to my personal email address below if interested
my email:alirumohammad@gmail.com
Best Regards,
Aliru Mohammad Abdullah kamaradin.
E-mail: alirumohammad@gmail.com
Tel. +44-871 234 1443
ARE YOU INTERESTED TO HELP ME,PLEASE KINDLY EMAIL ME VIA:
alirumohammad@gmail.com

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