419 scam: "Dr. Khaled Ali"<vince@vjs.org> Profitable business

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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: "Dr. Khaled Ali" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <markseligman2@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 23:05:37 -0800
Subject: Profitable business

Hello,

My name is Dr. Khaled Ali. I am an Egyptian Politician and I got your email in my search for a reliable and competent company or individual to form partnership in the area of investment. I need your assistance to manage an investment fund in a profitable business in your region with good Annual Return on Investment (AROI).

You can read more about my profile below:-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Khaled_Ali

Details of the investment and funding will be furnished to you when I receive your response which will also facilitate a face to face meeting with my team of financial consultants.

For this to be finalized I need you to send me the following information

1 Your Full Names:

2. Your Address:

3. Your Contact Phone Number

In case you don’t accept please disregard and delete this message and accept my sincere apology for any inconveniences it might cause you.

I wait for your reply.

Yours Sincerely,

Dr. Khaled Ali

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam