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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Husam Sami" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <samihusam@mail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2017 17:50:30 +0200
Subject: GOOD DAY TO YOU!
Good day to you. I am sorry to disturb you but i have a great proposal for you. My name is
Sami Husam, i am an Egyptian but living in Syria for the past 20 years.
May you permit me to inform you of my desire to go into business relationship with you personally
or with your company, for a lucrative offshore investment partnership belonging to me and my Syrian
best childhood friend.
There has been bad situation of things in Syria and the deteriorating of things here day in day out.
Lots of damages are still going on as i believe you aware of this fact.
I will like to get to know more about you and go into business relationship with you, Our intention in
this matter is to have offshore investments project in your country due to lacking stability,subject to
change and unstable political condition in Syria. I believe you must have heard and seen a little about
these hard times on CNN which has been going on for some time now.
Your position in this arrangement will be as follows:
{1} To incorporate and co-ordinate the investments project.
{2} To decide on which lucrative venture we can invest in your county.
{3} To discuss about your investment philosophy.
{4} Your qualification and ability to provide investment managements service.
{5} You will be the president of the company {indigenous law of investment considered}
{6} Free choice to meet and discuss the subject matter of the investment.
If this proposal meet your consideration approval and your answers to above questions are acceptable
by me and my colleague, We shall supply you with more details for us to further with this investment.
We really want this executed ASAP due to the current situation in Syria.
Hoping to read from you as soon as possible.
Warm regards,
Sami Husam.
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