419 scam: Firas Al Golani <firasalgolani03@yahoo.pt> THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT REQUEST!!

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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 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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Firas Al Golani <firasalgolani03@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: Firas Al Golani <firas-algolani@qq.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 00:23:39 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT REQUEST!!

Hello Friend,
This is very important, itâ€™s an urgent request from me, I am Firas Mohammad al-Golani the son of late Abu Mohammad al-Golani the Syria rebel leader who was killed in the ongoing Syria war and Al-Amir Gazi al-Haj was emerged as the new leader of the group,i just want to be free i am tired of fighting an endless war, Islam is a religion of peace i have planned to relocate abroad, this i successfully discussed with the United nation personnelâ€™s who visited Syria early last year that i wish to abandon this war and the group, they advised me to do exactly as i have proposed, we had an agreement then i successfully handed over to them the sum of $52.6 million dollars as a family treasure boxes so that i can use it to resettle overseas, but leaving my country Syria has been a problem for me as theÂ rebels are giving me a close watch.
The bothering Â issue right now is that the united nation personnelâ€™s involved has told me to come and claim these fund as soon as possible before it would be confiscated and become history, i am so very confused right now and i am in-need of you or anybody around you who is capable of traveling to Malaysia to claim and safekeeping this fund for me until i have the chance to leave Syria, i am ready to give out 15% of the total fund to such a person, i will let you know more as you indicate your interest.
Allah hu akbar,
Yours,
Firas Mohammad al-Golani

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