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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: "Mr. Sheikh Ahmad Moaz Al Katibal" <fatimamuhammada8@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mmoazalkatibal@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2022 02:26:06 -0700
Subject: Investment

Assalamualaikum Dear Friend


There is US$250 million investment project funds transfer capital
flight, we can take advantage of, for our mutual benefit, we can do
and you take 15% share, then you re-invest my own share by adding my
return profit share back into investment capital sum in your country,
if you accept to work with me sincerely on this opportunity, through
(EU) European financial brokers-firm via Bank to Bank transfer genuine
transparent record. Urgently respond so that I can make more details
available to you for your consideration as soon as possible. Success
rate 100% percent okay.

THIS VERY TRANSACTION IS A WEALTH OF CAPITAL FLIGHT FUNDS TRANSFER IN
WHICH YOU ARE MANDATORY GOING IN PERSON TO EXECUTE INSIDE THE BANK,
AND ALSO A VERILY GENUINE AND CONFIDENTIAL ARRANGEMENT IN NATURE, OF
AN HONEST AIM TO PARTNER WITH YOU, AND POSITION YOU TO BENEFIT FROM MY
FAMILY INVESTMENT PROJECT FUNDS TRANSFER JOINT VENTURE WORTH [ US$ 250
MILLION DOLLARS ONLY}.

MEANWHILE, I KNOW THERE IS GOING TO BE SOME-HOW ELEMENT OF DOUBT
AGAINST TRUST IN YOUR HEART REGARDS TO MY LETTER TO YOU, CONSIDERING
THE FACT, THAT SO MANY SCAM-NEWS, OF TRUE STORIES OF FRAUDS,
CARRIED-OUT BY MISCREANTS, HOOLIGANS AND IMPOSTORS, WHO HAS TAKEN
POSSESSION OF THE "INTERNET-MEDIA" IN RUNNING THEIR ILLEGAL CRIMINAL
NEFARIOUS ACTIVITIES OF MONEY EXTORTION AND MISCHIEF, SUCH SAD STORIES
OF SCAM THAT SCARES ANYONE AWAY.

THEREBY MAKING IT SOME-WHAT- DIFFICULT FOR GENUINE AND LEGITIMATE
WORLD-CLASS PROFESSIONALS AND BUSINESS PERSONALITIES NOT TO GIVE
ATTENTION AND RECOGNITION "TO EMAIL-CONTACT" OF GLOBAL
GENUINE-CONNECTION FROM OUTSIDE FRONTIERS, JUST LIKE YOU, WHOM I CAN
SERIOUSLY RE-BUILD A TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN ALL HONESTY OF PURPOSE,
TRUSTING UPON " ALLAH ALMIGHTY "GOD" AND YOU ONLY.


AS TO FEED YOU BACK ABOUT THE TRUE POSITION AND STATUS OF FUNDS, PLACE
OF BANK, MODALITIES INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT FINANCING, HOW AND WHEN
YOU GO TO BANK, WHO YOU CONTACT / OFFICE OF RESPONSIBILITY. SINCERELY
AWAITS YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.

Mr. Sheikh Ahmad Moaz Al Katibal.
Damascus, State of Syria, Middle East Region

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