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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: "Dr Kamaran Salman (IACCI)" <sales@metrohk.com.hk>
Reply-To: <kamaran.salman@o2.pl>
Date: Mon, 18 May 2015 23:14:29 -1200
Subject: JOIN IN RE-BUILD IRAQ PROJECT.

19/05/2015

Salaam alaikum ,

The economy of Iraq has been devastated by the recent war. Now that the war is winding down the emphasis
in Iraq has turned to rebuilding a viable, vibrant economy in this light the Iraqi Asian Chamber of Commerce
and Industry here in Iraq has a renewed mandate from the government of Iraq to solicit, evaluate and recommend
reputable foreign companies to work as partners in the "RE-BUILD IRAQ PROJECT" and to "invigorate the business
community in Iraq by promoting an open-market economy and a democratic political system".

New streams for supply are now available and we would like to re-confirm your willingness to participate in the bulk
supply and contracting activities here in Iraq as your company/self has been short-listed for this sole purpose.Below in
this link are list of some of the firms that have profited from the re-building process in Iraq:

<<http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/top-10-firms-profiting-from-iraq-469707.html>>;

Kindly confirm your intention to partake in this "RE-BUILD IRAQ PROJECT ".Thank you and kindly respond via my email
address or fax number below.

Yours Faithfully,
Dr. Kamaran Salman
Email: infokamaransalman@o2.pl
Tel:+964-750-211-9067 EXT 102,+44-70-319-93294
Fax:+964-780-380-0101,+44-70-240-10405

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