419 scam: "Mr. Afeez Alhameen"<gary@ciecc.com.cn> RE: URGENT PLEASE

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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:
- "million us 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Afeez Alhameen" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info2mail@rocketmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 15:40:35 -0000
Subject: RE: URGENT PLEASE

Good Day
Good Day,

I got your Skype id and email address from my nurse who said you are on his skype list as a friend and he knows you can help me to invest my funds. My Name is Mr.Afeez Alhameen, I am a business man from Syrian but have lost everything I have in Syrian and lost my son in the attack, I feel like crying each time i look at my building and company in Syrian that was bomb, attached is pictures of my business building in Syrian. My country is at war and we are all moving our money out of Syria. I want you to help me receive this money in your country for investment US$10,000,000.00 ( Ten Million US dollars) I will give you 50% of the total for your assistance.
I am from the opposition group operating in Syria but presently out of the country for safety, I am in communication with my bank officer and I can ask him to process this funds to you by ATM Card delivery which no eye will be on the funds. I don't want the funds to be wire transfer that the Syrian government or UN will monitored my funds.

If you can invest the funds for me, contact me with your full name, address, telephone, fax number and occupation, country etc so that we can begin the whole process.

I will wait to hear from you.

Yours faithfully.
Mr.Afeez Alhameen

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