419 scam: "Mr. Mohamed Rashied Al-Kayali"<alkayali.mohamed@zbavitu.net> Dear Friend,,

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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:
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Mohamed Rashied Al-Kayali" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mohamedrashiedalkayali@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 01:46:00 -0800
Subject: Dear Friend,,

From Mr. Mohamed Rashied Al-Kayali
Port Street-Tartous-Syria

Please this is top secret and very urgent. I am Mr. Mohamed Rashied Al-Kayali, and the personal Aid to Bashar al-Assad of Syria, I have made away with some huge fund from Syria right now, because I am not happy about the government attack on my people.

I am currently in Asylum in another country now, but I want to invest this fund in your country only if you are capable to handle it, because I can not go back to Syria now for the safety of my life.

But I have kept the fund in a secret vault in Europe on special arrangement, until I find a capable and trusted person to receive it for mutual investment. So if you are capable and trusted to receive this fund, then you get back to me urgently with your full Name, your country Address and your Telephone number for proper details.

I await your reply if you are capable and trusted, if not, please delete this message and don't expose me.

Best Regards,
Mr. Mohamed Rashied Al-Kayali
Home Add: Port Street-Tartous-Syria

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