419 scam: Yusuf Mohamed Ali <yusufmohamed246@gmail.com> HELLO DEAR

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million american 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Yusuf Mohamed Ali <yusufmohamed246@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 16:56:22 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: HELLO DEAR

Â Hello,
I am Mr. yusuf Mohamed Ali, a Libyan citizen presently living in Burkina Faso on exile since the dead of President Gaddafi.

I worked under president Gaddafi as a security guard and i managed to run out of Libya during the revolution that took the life of president Gaddafi.

I am now in Burkina Faso on exile an i need your urgent business co-operation and assistance.

I have 265killograms of Gold and the sum of $25,000,000 (twenty-five million american dollars) that I deposited in a security transit company here in Ouagadougou, the capital city of the republic of Burkina Faso in west Africa.

I need you to stand as my foreign partner an receive . I am selling at a reasonable price below world market price.
Please contact me for more details if you are interested.

Â If you cannot buy the Gold, then you can act as my agent in your country to look for a good buyer and you will get your commission from me.

I wait to hear from you as soon as possible.

Accept my cordial greetings.

Mr. yusuf Mohamed Ali.

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