419 scam: "Mo Fakieh" <robot@jobtv.co.il> Greetings

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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:
- "you will be entitled to 30%" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "offshore account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mo Fakieh" <robot@jobtv.co.il>
Reply-To: chaselight@indamail.hu
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2020 21:33:16 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Greetings

Greetings to you and your family.

This is a very confidential email; I did my research about you before I decided to contact you with this proposal.

I will not go into full details until I am completely sure I can trust you, this is a very sensitive situation.

My Name is Mohammed Fakeih, Son of Adel Fakeih. You might be wondering who that is and what does any of this have to do with you.

My father was arrested by the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia and all our assets in Saudi Arabia are being seized, This is a desperate time for my family and after consultations with my family lawyers, it was advised I find a next of kin with no connection to my family who will assist us hide some of our family wealth.

This will be a legitimate transaction and there will be no risk to you whatsoever.
It is 100% risk free for you!

The money is currently in an offshore account, once you accept this offer; I will put you in contact with my bankers to secure all documents making you the next of kin so the funds can be legitimately transferred to you.

Once the transaction has been completed, you will be entitled to 30% of the entire sum, we will contact you after our situation here has been settled to secure the funds.

If you accept my proposal, kindly get back to me and I will provide you further details.

If you do not accept my proposal, Kindly delete this email and you never read it.

Mo Fakieh

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