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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:

Fraud email example:

From: Arif Sarim <sarimmmarif@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 05:15:56 -0800
Subject: REQUEST FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE FOR INVESTMENT.

Greetings and Good day to you and your family. My name is Eng Arif Sarim
from Damascus Syria. I am now 64years Old, and I am now a retired
government official .I have spent about 30 years in Syria, I was a former
personal investor & financial consultant adviser to some Top Politicians in
Syria, also an oil dealer from Syria and Saudi Arabia. Al Furat Petroleum
Company (AFPC) the leader in the region in Reservoir Management. AFPC was
established under Service Contract no. 210 ratified by Law no. 43 of 1977
and named as per decree-law no. 12 in 1985. AFPC is a joint venture company
between the General Petroleum Corporation (50%) and private shareholders
Syria Shell Petroleum Development (SSPD)

I have plan to relocate my investments and funds to your country, out of
Syria, Now that Syria security and our Economic independent has been lost
to the greatest lower level, and our culture has been lost forever and our
happiness has been taking away from us,

I will like to relocate my family out from Syria, there is great crises in
this country now which everybody in this world have information on what is
happening with the citizens, I need a foreign partner to enable me move my
investment capital and then relocate with my family, honestly, i wish you
and i will discuss more as we get along, i need a partner because I do not
have any bank account outside Syria. Am interested in buying properties,
houses, Building real estate and some tourist places, my capital for
investment is US$38,000,000.00, million.

I will appreciate your idea and knowledge regarding this or any other
profitable investment you may suggest, in my next email i will explain to
you the full details of this investment Proposal. I shall tell you more
about myself and my family in my next email, upon your response, you may as
well tell me a little more about yourself. I am waiting for your response.

Moreover,due to the current corvid 19 virus Pandemic across the world,i
felt this is the right time to move the funds to your country for
investment.

Thanks and best regards.
Eng Arif Sarim

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