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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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Fraud email example:

From: "My name is Eng. Suleiman al-Abbas from Syria" <zangrerahinatou@gmail.com>
Reply-To: suleimanalabbas3@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2021 06:59:00 +0100
Subject: Please reply back is important

As-salamu alaikum, May the Peace of Allah be with you Dear Respected Friend!


My name is Eng. Suleiman al-Abbas from Syria, I know that this message
might come to you as a surprise because we don't know each other nor
have we ever met before but accept it with an open and positive mind.
I have very important request that made me to contact you;


I am the Syrian deputy oil minister to President Bashar Hafez
al-Assad. I am presently in Syria right now and as you may know there
is a serious ongoing crisis and war going on in my country Syria at
the moment. I have duly resigned my position because I did not support
the regime of the President which has continually brutalized and
killed innocent people here and for that reason, most of us are put
under house arrest and held by the government for not supporting their
bad activities.


The crisis in our country Syria is getting worse everyday and I have
taken this decision for the betterment of my people and family and
prefer to die rather than to join hands in killing our people. I am
sick and now can't do anything due to my inability to move around
since we were all held by government authorities. You may have a
little look over what is happening in our country Syria presently by
opening the link below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjq27wC4a7M


I am seeking your assistance to secure the sum of US$60,400,000.00
(Sixty Million Four hundred thousand United States Dollars) to your
country or any safe country, as far as I can be assured that it will
be safe in your care until I find my way out from here. This money is
genuine, and was given to me from the compensations from various Oil
Companies operating in Syria over time and by the grace of Allah SWT,
I was able to secure this during my time in office in a security firm
outside portion was lodged in as a consignment in a Private Company
called, AAFAQ ISLAMIC FINANCE GROUP (AIFG), OUAGADOUGOU- BURKINA FASO.


Life they say is in the hands of Almighty God, I don't know if I will
be alive or not because this war is getting worse every day and people
are being killed here and there, for this reason, I have decided to
seek the assistance of a God fearing foreigner or Muslim Brother or
Sister who will act as my trustee and beneficiary to claim this funds
and invest part of it in a good business until I am free again.


If you will be willing to assist me in this transaction, your share of
the sum will be 50%, and 50% will be for me as well. The age of our
wicked President Bashar Hafez al-Assad Government here in Syria is
gradually and closely coming to an end with the involvement of the
United Nation and the Arab league because of his killing and evil
activities.


You will never regret this help. Kindly send me an e-mail indicating
your interest in this proposal through my email box for security
reasons: suleimanalabbas3@gmail.com


Thanks for your understanding and waiting for your reply.


Kind Regard,

Eng. Suleiman al-Abbas
Syrian Former Deputy Oil Minister To President Bashar Hafez al-Assad

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