419 scam: Al-Saa mohammed <ben999livinus@gmail.com> 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:
- "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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Al-Saa mohammed <ben999livinus@gmail.com>
Reply-To: saahjko@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 11:22:04 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION

Good Day.

I am Mr. Al-Saa Mohammed Audit/Accounting Department Union Bank of the
Philippines Manila, I would like to know if this proposal will be
worthwhile for your acceptance. We have a Foreign Customer in our
bank.

Manfred Hoffman by name from Germany who was an Investor, Crude Oil
Merchant and Federal Government Contractor, he was a victim with
Concorde AirLine, flight AF4590 killing 113 people crashed on 25 July
2000 near Paris leaving a closing balance of eighteen Million five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($18.500 000 ) in one of his
Private US dollar Account that was been managed by me as his
Customer's Account Officer.

Base on my security report, these funds can be claimed without any
hitches as no one is aware of the funds and it's closing balance
except me and the customer who is (Now Deceased) And he died along
with all his family members; I have searched for many years about any
of his relatives but none was found.

I can present you as the Next of Kin and we will work out the
modalities for the claiming of the funds in accordance with the law.

Now, if you are interested and really sure of your
trustworthy,Accountability and confidentiality on this transaction
without disappointment,

Our sharing ratio will be 50% for me and 40% for you, While 10% will
be for the necessary expenses that might occur along the line.

I will be expecting your reply Sincerely

Mr Al-Saa mohammed.

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