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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" <vp0996879@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sheikh.alkatibal@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 12:16:47 -0700
Subject: Investment

Assalamualaikum

There are US$250 million investment project funds that transfer capital
flight, which we can take advantage of for our mutual benefit, we can do it
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 Union Licensed Financial Brokers-Firm via Bank-to-Bank transfer
genuine transparent record, then Urgently respond so that I can make more
details available to you for your consideration as soon as possible.

Our Success rate is 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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