419 scam: MUSTAFA HENNAUI <smekhova@msun.ru> OFFER TO SELL AU GOLD DUSTS & BARS

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "huge sum of money" (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)
- "million united states 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)
- "confidentiality of this transaction" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: MUSTAFA HENNAUI <smekhova@msun.ru>
Reply-To: <h.musta41111@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2015 04:00:20 -0700
Subject: OFFER TO SELL AU GOLD DUSTS & BARS

Dear Friend,

I am appealing to you to spend that 5 minutes of your time to read my mail properly and understand it and reply soon, I am Mustafa Hennaui, I am a Libyan Citizen and works as one of the Muammar Gaddafi's Military machinery using in recent fighting between the rebels and the Pro-Gaddafi Government, which my country's members are sicking for the collapse of the Gaddafi's regime.

During the cause of this Meham caused by the dictator Gaddafi, I and my partner was ask by Gaddafi to secure a huge sum of money valued at $65million ( sixty five million united states dollars), money got from the sells of oil allocation in my country to one of his foreign accounts in Europe for the purchase of weapons for the killing of my people the more, he also gave us several Kilograms of AU GOLD DUST AND BARS in case if the money is not enough but instead of that,we diverted the funds to a security firm in Europe with the help of a united Nations(UN) DIPLOMAT and the AU GOLD DUST AND BARS is deposited in a Mining vault in KENYA.

That is the reason i contacted you to help me go to Europe and meet with the security firm in order to claim the funds on my behalf for investment in your country or follow one of my colleague to Kenya to secure the AU GOLD DUST AND BARS.

Note that the transaction is 100% risk free and secured our success depends on the secret and confidentiality of this transaction. .

Mean-while, I am in a refugee/ asylum camp in Cotonou Republic of Benin pending when the transaction will be completed by my beneficiary.

PLEASE NOTE THAT AT THIS TIME MEETING MIGHT NOT BE GOOD FOR US BUT I WILL ASSIGN ONE OF MY COLLEAGUE WHO WILL WORK WITH YOU IF YOU WANT TO GO TO the security firm in Europe to claim the funds on my behalf OR to Kenya to secure the AU GOLD DUST AND BARS.

Awaiting to hear from you soon.

My Very Best Regards
Mustafa Hennaui

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