419 scam: "sayed hamdani" <sayed_hamdani81@hotmail.com> greeting

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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 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.
- sayedashiqurhamdani@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "sayed hamdani" <sayed_hamdani81@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: sayedashiqurhamdani@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 02:15:06 +0200
Subject: greeting

I want to inform you that am fully interested in transacting
business in your country. My name is Syed Ashiqur Hussain Hamdani from
Pakistan, i wish to invest in aviation with your advice and guidelines.

i urgently wants to acquire eg, [TWO FAIRLY USED AIRCRAFTS]
urgently, Please advise so that i may proceed with furtherre informations.I
will want you to give me more information of some used and New Aircrafts and
also investment opportunties in your country and beyond. I hope to hear
from you as soon as possible via my personal e-mail address At
sayedashiqurhamdani@yahoo.com

Thanks for your co operation.

Regards,

Syed Hamdani.

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