419 scam: "Dr.Younan Matta" <investmentgrouppofcompanies@gmail.com> Greeting From Dr.Younan Matta 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)
- "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "hundred thousand us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
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: "Dr.Younan Matta" <investmentgrouppofcompanies@gmail.com>
Reply-To: younannmatta97@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 16:51:30 -0700
Subject: Greeting From Dr.Younan Matta Syria.

Good Day My Dear Friend,

How are you and your family? Hope great. My name is Dr.Younan Matta 57
yrs from Aleppo, Syria happily married to Mrs. Wafa Alhalabi Matta
with two children Ameen
and Aysha. I’m working with Syrian Government under Bashar al-Assad
the embattled Syrian President, but presently I'm still in Damascus,
Syria with my family. I am privately seeking means of establishing
investment portfolio in your Country and would like to partner with
you.

As part of my investment plans i have in my possession sum of $4,3
Million US Dollars (Four Million Three Hundred Thousand US
Dollars)deposited in Malaysia Deposit Insurance Corporation.This is as
a result of the ongoing war in my
country, Syria.I seriously want to remove these funds from my name and
invest it into a project because Syria will soon have a new government
which is going to affect these funds. Note that the money i deposited
are verifiable and free of any illegal activities because this money
is my last hope due to i have lost a lot of properties in Damascus,
Syria since the war stated.

For your help and trustworthiness I will compensate you with 30% of
the total sum and a stake in whatever business that will be setup by
you with this fund in future and I offer funding for
investment/project in a Joint Venture and i
am ready to facilitate and fund any project capable of generating at
least 8% AROI - Annual Return on Investment.

This is the reason i made up my mind to locate somebody abroad whom i
can establish a business relationship with and use the money for
investment. I shall establish a memorandum of understanding with you
and give you the power of attorney to represent my interest.
This means that you will receive the money in your account as payment
for a business and which you have the power to manage for me.

In my next message I will attached my International passport copy for
you to know who you're dealing with while i wait your advice on this.

Sincerely
Dr.Younan Matta
Aleppo, Syria.

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