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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: "Mr. Sayid Hussein Al-Kayali" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sayidhussein.al.kayali@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2019 15:10:29 +0800
Subject: Can I Trust You With This?

Mr. Sayid Hussein Al-Kayali
Port of Tartus Street - Syria

Please this is very important and urgent. I am Mr. Sayid Hussein Al-Kayali, I was a senior personal assistant to President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, I made away with $65 million USD from the proceed of my family's allocation of hydrocarbon exploration in Syria, because of the war situation in my country.

I have been granted asylum in another country now, but I am contacting you to assist receive the fund for business investment in your country, because I can not go back to Syria now for the safety of my life.

I lodged the fund under a special arrangement with a security vault in Vienna, Austria for safe-keeping until I find a competent and serious person to receive it for investment.
If you are ready to receive and manage this fund, then get back to me with your full name and telephone number for more detailed information to proceed further.

Best regards,
Mr. Sayid Hussein Al-Kayali
Add Home: Port - Street Tartous Syria

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