419 scam: "Dr. Afred Ram" <dr.afredramsafps@gmail.com> UNDISCLOSED- US$4,500,000.00

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "hundred thousand u.s dollars" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "is 100% risk-free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- abdullahiayoub.syriacitizen@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Afred Ram" <dr.afredramsafps@gmail.com>
Reply-To: abdullahiayoub.syriacitizen@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 29 May 2022 04:43:53 +0200
Subject: UNDISCLOSED- US$4,500,000.00

Dear Sir/Madam

My name is Abdullahi Ayoub, I am a Syria citizen, and former
special assistant to President Bashar al-Assad. I am currently
based in Johannesburg , South Africa as a political asylum seeker, but
everybody thinks I am dead, that I was killed in the crisis in
Syria. The fact is that I escaped to South Africa, where I am
now for almost 29 months now. Because of security reasons, as
my extended family are still inside Syria, I do not want anybody
to know that I am still alive.

My purpose of contacting you is this, I deposited inside a
diplomatic storage/vault in Johannesburg, South Africa, the sum of
US$4,500,000.00 (Four Million, Five Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars).
This funds is inside a save locked box, and deposited in the
storage in Johannesburg, as FAMILY PRECIOUS ITEMS. The storage house
here does not know that the consignment in the locked save box
contains money.

I want you to assist me in taking care, and investment of this
funds. If you are interested, and you assure me that you will
not be greedy when you take custody of the money, If you are
interested, your share is 40% of the total funds. As soon as
you confirm your readiness to take custody of the money, I will
give you more specific details. Above all, you must assure me
of your sincerity of purpose. Note that this transaction is 100%
risk-free because nobody knows about the funds. Please furnish me
with your Information.

(1)YourFullName:.....................(2)MobilePhoneNumber:.................(3)CurrentHomeAddress:...............(4)Your
Occupation:................... Further instruction/directive will be sent
to you on receipt of your acknowledgment to this message. Reply-to :(
abdullahiayoub.syriacitizen@gmail.com)

Thank you,

Abdullahi Ayoub

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