419 scam: Ah D <alex50bowen@googlemail.com> FROM AHMED IN SYRIA

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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:

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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "please indicate your readiness" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "adawoud2@ymail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "adawoud2@ymail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: Ah D <alex50bowen@googlemail.com>
Reply-To: jo.do195@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2013 01:05:35 -0700
Subject: FROM AHMED IN SYRIA

My Dear Friend,

I am Ahmed Dawoud (Egyptian) living in Homs, Syria. I lost my parents, two
sisters, and relations with our family assets/house during the recent war
in Syria. I was just lucky to be alive after participating in the
protest. The civil war in Syria is growing more apparent as the conflict
steadily intensifies between the Alawite- dominated regime of Syrian
President Bashar al-Assad and the mainly Sunni rebel Free Syrian Army. At
the start of the rebellion before this tragedy, my late father who was a
businessman who dealt on GOLD & DIAMONDS and made good savings from his
business, withdrew all his money from the bank and packaged it in a box
labeled as GOLD & DIAMOND but concealed in it is the sum of USD12 million
in cash. The box was safely moved out of Syria with the help of a Diplomat,
for safety of the funds due to the rebellion against the government as he
was an anti-Bashar al-Assad and supported the protesters. He did not want
Bashar al-Assad barbaric government to seize his funds at the bank.

I seek your urgent cooperation to take delivery and keep safe the box/funds
and assist me relocate to your country as I am presently stranded here and
have no access to it. Presently I have receive email from the diplomat
confirming he has safely moved the box away and deposited it safely at a
diplomatic courier warehouse abroad. I am writing you to assist me
receive this box in your country, and keep safely for me until I am able
to relocate from here. You have my permission/authority to collect 20% of
the funds on receiving it, for your timely assistance. Please indicate
your readiness to assist me immediately so that all the information about
this box will be passed to you immediately. Send to me immediately the
following information; 1. Your names, contact address, and telephone
numbers. 2. Date of birth, occupation, sex, marital status and
identification copy for documentation purposes. As soon as I receive your
reply mail I shall forward your information to the diplomatic courier
company abroad to contact you for the delivery of the box to you as my
proxy. I shall send you the Power of Attorney to present to the diplomatic
courier company so that they can release the box to you. Please help me
and reply me immediately you receive this mail via my email:
adawoud2@ymail.com

Your friend in need,
Ahmed Dawoud
(Syria)
Email: adawoud2@ymail.com

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