419 scam: "ENGR. LEO GHAZWAN" <ENGR.LEOGHAZWANY@consultant.com> MAY I HEAR FROM YOU URGENTLY...

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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!

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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.
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.
- md.leoghazwan@engineer.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ENGR. LEO GHAZWAN" <ENGR.LEOGHAZWANY@consultant.com>
Reply-To: MD.LEOGHAZWAN@engineer.com
Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2014 00:13:21 +0200
Subject: MAY I HEAR FROM YOU URGENTLY...

COMPLIMENT OF THE SEASON,
And thank you so much for given me audience. This is Engr. Leo
Ghazwan, a Commercial Real Estate Manager (LEO CITY BUILDERS LTD). I?m
from Syria; a crisis and war zone. Everyday people died in my country
here like animals. No solutions to these ugly situations. As our
economies degrade, properties and investment fade away every single
day. Currently am out of my country for safety purpose with my family,
I don?t want to lose any of my family member again. I have suffer
loses enough!!!
Can we go on doing business together in your country? How I wish you
could help me invest my long saving, huge sum fund in your country
with a good percentage of good work done. As my country is no more
safer for me, my investment and my family. Investing in my country
here now is highly risk as war may thwart every plan. Many of my
properties, which I invested on before the war broke out was totally
destroy during the present war here in Syria and I would not invest my
fund here again. In fact I am perplex, I am confuse.
I strongly need a trusted somebody now who will help me investing this
huge sum in any of your own business area or any other lucrative
business that you think will be good and profitable to invest upon.
After a successful investment, I will move with my family to come and
settle in your country, by then you must have arrange good
accommodation for me over there. This is because, Syria is no-more
good for me to continue my life and my business due to every day
crises, looting, destruction of properties and we are surrounded by
murderers.
I would like you to draft a good business investment plan and send to
me. I would also like us to book a good time and discuss as we see
each other live online. I sincerely need someone I can entrust with my
investment.
Hopefully, I will hear from you soon.
Contact me through my personal mail: MD.LEOGHAZWAN@engineer.com
ENGR. LEO GHAZWAN
MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO
LEO CITY BUILDERS LTD.
www.leocitybuilders.wix.com/leoconsults

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