419 scam: Omar Al Bashir <mohmm54765@gmail.com> Dear Friend,

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- presomar1211@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Omar Al Bashir <mohmm54765@gmail.com>
Reply-To: presomar1211@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 01:56:07 +0900
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear friend, I am Omar Al Bashir, the Sudanese Ex-President. If you are conversant with African news, you would be aware of my recent incarceration. Hence, I am sending you this urgent message from the maximum security prison here in Sudan. I need your urgent assistant to help me receive and secure an amount of US$ 20 Million which is presently in the United Arab Emirates. There is an urgent need for me to secure this fund to your name, for more details, please let me hear from you immediately if you are interested.collet my email presomar1211@gmail.com Regards, Al Bashir. Ex- President Sudan Federal Republic. gmx.de

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