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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 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.
- engalkayed_khadijh@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Eng. Alkayed" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <engalkayed_khadijh@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2016 12:03:38 +0700
Subject: Letter of Intent
Dear Esteemed Colleague,
I hope this email find you in good health. In view of my correspondence with you, I unassumingly solicit for your utmost consideration, as this
letter serves as my formal notice of my intent to go into a multinational investment with you in your country.
I am Eng. Alkayed Khadijah. from Syria. I am looking for a possible tie up with a business or individual in your country so that I can do some investments there as my country's economy has been ravaged by the war. There is no economic activities going on again in Syria since the Islamic State militants captured the bulk of the oil fields in Syria when they over ran Deir al-Zor Privince two years ago. My company was involved in Oil Well Services sector. Now I want to get my funds out of Syria to a place that will be conducive for me to do business as well as been safe for my family to live.
Please email me to my private email (engalkayed_khadijh@yahoo.com) so that we can discuss further.
Best Regards,
Eng. Alkayed Khadijah.
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