419 scam: Fakhir Jawad <jawad.fakhir@yahoo.com> Friend from 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Fakhir Jawad <jawad.fakhir@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: fakhir.jawad12@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 05:26:28 +0100
Subject: Friend from Syria.

Dear Friend,

Complement of the day to you and your loved ones. I hope my email gets
to you on time. My name is Fakhir Jawad from Damascus Syria. I am 64
years old and retired. I was former personal and financial consultant
to General Asef Shawkat, the Syrian military's deputy chief of staff,
who was married to Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad's elder sister.
He was killed in a suicide terrorist attack. During my work with
General Asef Shawkat as his financial consultant, he deposited the sum
of six million euros with a bank in Switzerland. Last week, I was
notified by the account officer that the fund is due to be cleared as
the account has become dormant.

I'm contacting you to know if we can have personal conversation which
I believe will benefit both of us. Your honest and candid information
will be highly appreciated. Please I want you to tell me about your
country, how good it will be to invest in your country. Investments
such as purchase of Real Estate, Oil and Gas sector or any other
profitable investment one can venture into. Do let me know your idea
and knowledge about investment in your country. When I hear from you,
I shall explain the full details of this project and interest, and
then we reach an agreement on what will be your share from the
investment. I shall also tell you more about myself and my present
location.

Thanks and best regards
Fakhir Jawad.

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