419 scam: "Mr ALi sabyani" <alisabyani4@gmail.com> HELP ME 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:

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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- ",500,000" (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.
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.
- alisabyani1964@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr ALi sabyani" <alisabyani4@gmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: alisabyani1964@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2016 18:24:05 +0530 (IST)
Subject: HELP ME PLEASE

Dear Sir/Madam,

RE: $10,500,000.00(TEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EURO) INVESTMENT.

I wish this proposals will not embarrass you as I had no previous
correspondence
with you.

I am Mr,Ali sabyani, a Syrian nationality. My objective is to establish a
viable business relationship with you. I am personal assistant to Late
general Dawoud Rajha(Syrian defence minister) who was killed Wednesday the
18th July,2012 through an explosion inside the Syrian national security
headquarters in Damascus which targeted ministers from President Bashar
Assad''s regime who were meeting with defense officials.

Whilst, I am in a hide out since Wednesday 18th July,2012 trying to find my
way out of Syrian territory,from there i got a muslim africa
brother,who helped me.In the process of war,i lost my father and
mother.I want to tell you that my business is genuine,and i have
proof.please contact me on this email address,because the former one
is infected with virus.So when you contact me,i will forward to you
the documents of the fund and also my document as a syrian
nationality, But my most predicament is the available cash
(?10,500,000.00) at my disposal which I am willing to part to you or your
organization in OVERSEA there so you could invest it wisely into viable and
profit yielding venture in your country. It is my cogent believe that the
profit so accrued from the investment placement annually may be plough
back to me for upkeep in any place or country I may finally granted
refuge.

I am ready to dialogue and agree in terms and condition with you if you
can accept this funds for investment on my behalf. No matter what your
response may be, kindly advise me without any delay to enabling me know
next line of action.

Thanks
Yours sincerely
Mr. Ali Sabyani
my email : alisabyani1964@yahoo.com

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