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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Layal Alsalem" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <msgbahaalsalem@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2017 22:51:17 +0300
Subject: YOU WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS EMAIL

Hello Dear,


A very good day to you. I have an immediate business proposal.
Sorry for my English, I am using a google web translator.
I have $6.5million and 8million Euro that I want to move out of Syria. I have lost my husband in this war. This Syria war is never going to end. we want to remove all my money. We have millions dollars and euro currencies packed in two diplomatic trunk boxes.

When you read this email, please get back to me as soon as possible. I have a United Nation diplomatic agent that can bring the money from Syria to Macedonia or Greece. From there we can take them to you another location. I am not planning to leave Syria right now because I am still working and because of my position I cannot leave I must stay here. I only want my money out.
I wait to hear from you soon. Email: msgbahaalsalem@gmail.com
Please this is urgent!


Your sincerely.

Layal Al-Salem
Syrian Oil Company
Dummar Province Expransion Square ,
Island 19- Building 32
P.O.Box 2849, Damascus
Syria.

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