419 scam: "Alexander Mould"<hillaryworf6@gmail.com> Urgent Request for Investment in your Country

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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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- alexandermould1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Alexander Mould" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <alexandermould1@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2016 06:57:02 -0800
Subject: Urgent Request for Investment in your Country

Dear Sir,
I am Mr. Alexander Kofi-Mensah Mould. I am the Chief Executive
Officer{CEO} Ghana National Petroleum Corporation{GNPC} which is one
of the major supplier of Crude Oil to USA and other part of the
World.This is our official website: www.gnpcghana.com
There was a Contract Awarded to a Foreign private Company in 2013 to
the tune of $500,000,000:00 Million USD and i secretly inserted
additional Crude Oil valued at $7,000,000:00Million USD which the
Company has sold and deposited my share of the $7,000,000:00 Million
USD with a Philippines Bank.
The Money is ready for me to claim but because i want to invest it in
your Country,that is why i am asking for your assistance to receive
the Funds on my behalf and while i arrange to come and meet you for
the investment.
Please reply me here: alexandermould1@gmail.com
: Tel: +233 238473243
Mr.Alexander Kofi-Mensah Mould.
Chief Executive officer{CEO}GNPC.

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