419 scam: "Baghdadi Ali Mahmudi," <bam7770@yandex.com> YOUR KIND ATTENTION

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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:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- ",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)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Baghdadi Ali Mahmudi," <bam7770@yandex.com>
Reply-To: "Baghdadi Ali Mahmudi," <bam77770@yandex.com>
Date: Tue, 17 May 2016 12:19:43 -0400
Subject: YOUR KIND ATTENTION

Hello Bixnfleisch,

My name is Baghdadi Ali Mahmudi, Former Secretary of the General People's Committee of Libya during the tenure of late Col. Muammar Gaddafi Government in Libya. I was his personal assistance who was eliminated on 20th October 2011 by the rebels. My good self and other Aids of Gaddafi was taking into house arrest by the leadership of the new government till date. I assisted Col. Gaddafi our former President to carry out most of his secret business deals ranging from exportation of Gold, Diamond, Alluvial Gold Bar/Dust and exportation of Millions of foreign Currencies abroad.

There is _450,000,000(Four Hundred and Fifty Million Euros) which I assisted him to lodge in a Finance House less than 2 weeks before his death which nobody has any knowledge of; not even any member of his family or his relative nor his close associates apart from me. I want to use the money for investment purposes in your Country. Upon your acceptance I will introduce you to my confidant Attorney who will handle this process hence I am under house arrest and security watch.

The money in question has nothing to do with my detention here in Libya hence no person(s) knows about this fund or that the money belongs to my late Boss apart from me. Also be assured that this money is free from any form of illegality, drug, terrorism and money laundering. Please if you are interested in this project; feel free to contact me immediately.

Lastly, understand you have to treat the proposed project with confidentiality for security reasons.
More details shall be disclosed to you on establishment of your interest.

Regards,
Baghdadi Ali Mahmudi.

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