419 scam: "Iraqi Asian Chamber of Commerce and Industry(IACCI)" <booking@ezy-taxi.com> THE PROJECT RE-BUILD IRAQ" (R)

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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:

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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447031993294 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- umzz1@lycos.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Iraqi Asian Chamber of Commerce and Industry(IACCI)" <booking@ezy-taxi.com>
Reply-To: umzz1@lycos.com
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 07:41:15 +0800
Subject: THE PROJECT RE-BUILD IRAQ" (R)

28/04/2016

Salaam Aleikum,

The economy of Iraq has been devastated by the recent war,now that the war
is winding down the emphasis in Iraq has turned to rebuilding a
viable,vibrant economy ,in this light the Iraqi Asian Chamber of Commerce
and Industry(IACCI) have been mandated to partner with the Development Fund
for Iraq (DFI),both agencies have a renewed mandate from the government of
Iraq to solicit, evaluate and recommend reputable foreign companies to work
as partners in "THE PROJECT RE-BUILD IRAQ"the launch of ongoing sourcing
and bulk supply strategies has opened up new streams of public sector
supply opportunities as your company has been shortlisted to participate in
"THE PROJECT RE-BUILD IRAQ".

Please kindly confirm your willingness to partake in the supplies and
contracting program under this new initiative "THE PROJECT RE-BUILD IRAQ"
,do confirm by return correspondence to our email or fax numbers below in
order to allow us send detailed procedures and the accompanying Development
Fund for Iraq(DFI)questionnaire will be sent promptly.Thank you for your
co-operation.

Yours Faithfully,

Navid Mahsheed (Dr)
Tel:+964-750-211-9067 EXT 102 ,+44-70-319-93294 EXT 105
Fax:+964-780-380-0101 ,+44-70-240-10405
Email: umzz1@lycos.com

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