419 scam: "Mahmood Alatif" <Alatif@emplot.net> Our 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:
- "keep this confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "mahmood.alatif@yahoo.pt" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mahmood Alatif" <Alatif@emplot.net>
Reply-To: mahmoodalatif0@yahoo.de
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2015 09:27:41 +0100
Subject: Our Proposal

Haven study your profile, we seek your corporation to handle this project for us. I am Mahmood Alatif Mahmood a Geologist with Bahrain Petroleum Company B.S.C (BAPCO) I have been with (BAPCO) for 10 years. We are in control of a transfer for the amount of sixty Million Euro (â‚¬60,000.000:00), this was as a result of contract that was awarded to this companies and we over inflated the amount by sixty Million Euro, in 2013 BAPCO completed construction of a new 100,000bpd hydrocracker unit. JGC was awarded a $725m contract for providing design, procurement, construction management and commissioning assistance services for the project. The original amount was less by 40 Million Euro.
A new refinery gas desulphurization unit was also commissioned in January 2013. The 45,000bpd unit was completed by Foster Wheeler under an EPC contract. For $210m, original amount was less by 20 Million Euro. The total amount is what we arrive at, and will be transferred, the original contractor has received their fund, the remain amount is what we are to transfer to your account legitimately as a subcontract that execute the job.
mahmood.alatif@yahoo.pt
I will send you more details once I receive your reply, kindly keep this confidential.
Yours faithfully
Mahmood Alatif

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