419 scam: Mr Moussa Albert <dubamso549@gmail.com> From The Desk of: Mr Moussa Albert,

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "transfer into your account" (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)
- "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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Moussa Albert <dubamso549@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrmoussaalbert01@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2023 02:59:43 +0000
Subject: From The Desk of: Mr Moussa Albert,

From The Desk of: Mr Moussa Albert,
CORIS BANK Audits & Accountant Manager
CORIS BANK INTERNATIONAL DU BURKINA FASO (C.B.I)

Attention: Dear Friend,

I am Mr Moussa Albert, Working at CORIS BANK INTERNATIONAL DU BURKINA
FASO (C.B.I) as the Manager of Auditing & Accountant Department.
During our last banking Audits we discovered an abandoned account
belongs to one of our Deceased Customer, Late Dr. Walid Ahmed
Juffali,Citizen of Saudi Arabia and Billionaire Saudi businessman. He
was the chairman of E. A. Juffali and Brothers, one of Saudi Arabia's
largest companies.

Meanwhile, before I contacted you I have done personal investigation
in locating any of his relatives who knows about the account, but I
came out unsuccessful. I am writing to request your assistance in
transferring the sum of $10.500.000.00 (Ten million, Five Hundred
Thousand United States dollars) into your account.

After my further investigation, I discovered that Late Dr. Walid Ahmed
Juffali died without any Next of Kin/ Relatives in his documents file
here and because of the static of this fund, I decided to contact you
to act as his Foreign Business Partner so that my bank will accord you
the recognition and have the fund transfer into your account. We will
provide the entire relevant document that will be requested to
indicate that you are the rightful Business Partner of this legacy and
my bank will release the fund to you without any further delay, upon
your consideration and acceptance of this offer. The total sum Will be
shared as follows: 60% for me and my colleagues, while 40% of the fund
will be for you.

I am assuring you that this transfer is 100% risk free on both sides
hence you are going to follow my instruction till the fund transferred
to your account. More details information will be forwarded to you to
breakdown explaining comprehensively what require of you.

I am expecting to read from you soon.
Best Regards
Mr Moussa Albert,
Audits & Accounts Manager.

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