419 scam: Souad Khalifa Younis Al-Obeidi <ngmohd57@gmail.com> ASALAMALAIKUM

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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:
- "million 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "my names are " (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.
- yyounisalobeidi@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Souad Khalifa Younis Al-Obeidi <ngmohd57@gmail.com>
Reply-To: yyounisalobeidi@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2023 11:11:14 -0700
Subject: ASALAMALAIKUM

ASALAMALAIKUM.

Permit me to formally introduce myself to you.

My names are Mrs. Souad Khalifa Younis Al-Obeidi, from Libyan
Republic, but currently on political asylum here in Cote dâ€™Ivoire with
my last daughter.

My husband, Late Abdul Fatah Younis Al-Obeidi, was a senior military
officer in Libya, a Major General and Minister of Interior of the
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, under the tenure of President Muammar Muhammad
Abu Minyar Al-Gaddafi who was brutally murdered by the rebel force on
the 20th October 2011, along with many recognized personalities that
possesses high position in the country including my husband.

The crisis prolonged, which result to our evacuation from Libya, to
Oman. Since then, we have been under political asylum in Oman with my
daughter. Before my husband`s death, he deposited 3,400 Kilograms of
Gold, valued at $85,000,000 (Eighty Five Million Dollars) with Cash
luggage of $11,400,000.00 during the time of deposit. This Gold and
the cash luggage, has been there until this moment, and presently,
gold price is on a high increase.

The UN authorities are still investigating the death of my husband and
also investigating some of my late husbandâ€™s properties confiscated by
the Government of my Country after his death. No one knows about the
deposit of gold and cash luggage, except me, and I have all the
documents that relates to the deposit here with me.

After the assassination of my husband, I quickly ran to Algeria with
my surviving daughter, but unfortunately, I was not feeling
comfortable and safe, as a result of the shock of the incident.
â€œAlhamdulillah, with the help of the United Nations (UN) Authority,
who help and took us down here to Muscat, Oman.

In this sense, i am only endowed with either soliciting the help of someone.

However, It should be my natural proposal to you, just as upon your
reach to me firstly; that you would kindly and much divinely see to
offer me the support or assistance I need in having the available Gold
and cash luggage cleared from the security firm, and arrange with the
company to deliver the cash luggage and the Gold to your residence
address in your country.

I would appreciate a reply as soon as possible for more details.

Best regards.
Mrs. Souad Khalifa Younis Al-Obeidi
Email: yyounisalobeidi@gmail.com

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