419 scam: "Mr. Moussa Faki" <info@usa.org> your payment US$15,500,000.00

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
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.
- auc.org111@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Moussa Faki" <info@usa.org>
Reply-To: <auc.org111@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2022 05:57:50 -0800
Subject: your payment US$15,500,000.00

Dear Beneficiary,

We are hereby notifying you once again regarding your payment valued Fifteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$15,500,000.00) awarded to you as a compensation by the "African Union Commission (AUC) and in collaboration with the "Organization for Poverty Alleviation and Development (OPAD), Humanitarian Organization for Poverty Eradication (HOPE) and United Nations Foundation".

However, it is quite unfortunate that your payment worth's of Fifteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$15,500,000.00) has not been completed yet due to your inability to comply and cooperate with us accordingly in order to receive your fund. However, once again, we wish to remind and notify you over this matter, we shall not hesitate to cancel and terminate your payment (US$15,500,000.00) and then forget this matter if really you are not ready to comply and cooperate with us accordingly in order to complete and finalize on this payment successfully.

Well, you are advised to respond and get back to us immediately upon receiving this email otherwise we should assume that actually you are no longer interested about receiving your fund and then shall revoke, cancel and terminate your payment immediately. Urgent response and cooperation will be highly appreciated in order to avoid cancellation and termination of your payment ok. For more information & details, kindly get back to us immediately upon receiving this notification.

Also note to forward your FULL NAMES, ADDRESS, CELL PHONE NUMBER & ID CARD upon responding to this email ok. We are waiting to hear from you as soon as possible upon receiving this notification. Thanks for your understanding and anticipated cooperation over this matter.

Regards,

Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat
Chairperson, African Union Commission
Chief Executive Officer
E-mail: auc.org111@gmail.com

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