419 scam: "Mr. Musa Ahmed" <ma3352506@gmail.com> HELLO

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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.
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.
- ma3352506@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Musa Ahmed" <ma3352506@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 11:43:51 +0000
Subject: HELLO

From The Desk Of Mr.Musa Ahmed.
Manager Audit Account Dept,
United Bank For Africa Ouagadougou
Burkina-Faso.

Good Day,

I am Mr.Musa Ahmed. Manager Audit/Accounting Department UNITED BANK
FOR AFRICA U.B.A Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso, I would like to know if
this proposal will be worthwhile for your acceptance have a Foreign
Customer, Manfred Hoffman from Germany who was an Investor, Crude Oil
Merchant and Federal Government Contractor, he was a victim with
Concord Air Line, 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) therefore, 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, you can contact me using my private email address:
ma3352506@gmail.com

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 expect your reply,

Sincerely
Mr.Musa Ahmed.

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