419 scam: "Subhanullah Shafaq"<dunbar01mohamed@gmail.com> ATTN:

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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:
- "might come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "offshore account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Subhanullah Shafaq" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <salmaraaurvedic@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 10:28:22 -0500
Subject: ATTN:

Attn

This letter might come to you as a surprise as we have not met before,but I believe that you would be compelled to help me after going through the contents of this letter,Although we know that we are taking a great risk by staying here in Syria,At the moment, our phone lines are bugged,and all our movements are being monitored by Syria (Bashar Hafez al-Assad)secret Police. Therefore email is the safest means of communication for now. The United Nations,and even with the threats of sanctions and the subsequent sanctions from the West against the Syria Authorities, Bashar Hafez al-Assad (The President of Syria) still remains adamant.

He is insisting on fighting and killing of the Syria people.My money totaling US$28,750,000. (Twenty eight million, seven hundred and fifty thousand United States Dollars) is in Malaysia and hopefully, it would be paid into an offshore account. Can you help me? Are you trustworthy? Can you handle this money? Are you capable of handling this money? If you can, please contact me All you need to do is to claim this money from the Courier Company. You will be required to contact the Courier Company that moved this money (official documents) out of Syria. All necessary particulars which can facilitate and enable you claim the money on my behalf will be forwarded to you as soon as your consent to proceed is received through a notary. For your assistance, you will be entitled to 20% of the total sum. You are also obliged to help/advise on the proper and most convenient way of investing this money in your country, since this money cannot be brought back in cash to the Country of ori!
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Hopefully, You will consider this request and respond positively. If you are still in doubt after the receipt of this mail, please do not hesitate to contact me and ask question(s) that might hinder your decision on this matter.

I await your favourable response.

yours sincerely,

Subhanullah Shafaq

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