419 scam: "MR. Mahmoud Abdulla Rustum"<lee@keystrokesmt.com> Greetings, I am MR. Mahmoud Abdulla Rustum

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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:
- "consignment " (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 us 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)
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.
- davidike3366@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. Mahmoud Abdulla Rustum" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davidike3366@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 00:45:28 -0700
Subject: Greetings, I am MR. Mahmoud Abdulla Rustum

Greetings, I am sorry to let you know that the funds you have been chasing after is my money which was hacked out of my foreign account by unidentified officials. I have recovered the money and according to the recovering history, the fraudulent hackers contacted you to trick you and use your identity but couldn't move the money to you because my S.A Mr. David I. Ike, employed the best hacker in the world, Anonymous and Gary McKinnon, the best hacker in the world and they followed it up until it was recovered and replaced back to me, or did you receive the funds you have been long pursuing to claim?

I don't know how much the fraudulent hackers told you but the total amount hacked was $50 million US dollars and the total amount recovered is $49 million US dollars losing $1 million US dollars for the job Well-done. Unfortunately, I was told that the hackers are still contacting you to extort more money from you, so be vigilant and bear in mind that any further money you send to him or her is at your own risk.

I considered your everyday efforts and expenditures trying to receive the funds but not knowing that you have been deceived, I would have come to meet you face to face to compensate you but I was disallowed to travel abroad by our present Government so I am sorry I can't come over.

BUT DUE TO THIS BAD OCCURRENCE I HAVE RESERVED $4 MILLION US DOLLARS WITH MY BANK AGENT TO BE GIVEN TO YOU AS A COMPENSATION AND BECAUSE YOU ARE AN INNOCENT PERSON. (TAKE NOTE, GLOBAL EXPRESS COURIER SECRET SERVICE COMPANY WILL EXECUTE THE CASH DELIVERING IN A CONSIGNMENT PACKAGING)

contact David, identify yourself properly and reconfirm your complete contact informations, and also make a copy of this email available to him,

contact name: David I. Ike
email contact: davidike3366@gmail.com

he will guide you through and you have to follow his guidance because he will also become your Agent to represent you until the $4 million US dollars is released to you.

Best regards
MR. Mahmoud Abdulla Rustum

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