419 scam: "Mhd. Manar Al Chweki" <ccasals@vtr.net> Dear Friend,

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mhd. Manar Al Chweki" <ccasals@vtr.net>
Reply-To: <mhdmanar.alchweki001@yandex.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2018 16:12:35 -0800
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend ,

Greetings from Syrian Arab Republic.
I hereby attached a copy of my passport for proper identification.
My name is Mhd. Manar Al Chweki, an industrialist and a close associate of Bashar al-Assad - by God's Grace the president of Syria today.

I have to search through the International business directory over the internet pages where I got your information.

I, sincerely apologize for intruding into your privacy but we hope you understand our desperate condition in our country.

God willing am seeking means of expanding and relocating my business interests out of Syria in the following sectors: real estate, stock speculation and mining, transportation, health sector and tobacco; thus any lucrative sector.

If you think you have a solid background and idea of making good profit in any of the mentioned business sectors or any other business in your country, please write me at same email address for possible business co-operation.

More so, I have put all modalities in place in exporting cash for such investment based on mutual agreement and legal arrangements to avoid any breach of business/financial law.

Mhd. Manar Al Chweki

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