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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 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.
- 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.
- falahkateb101@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Falah Kateb(ESQ)" <barr.falahkateb@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: falahkateb101@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 07:03:30 +0000
Subject: Investment Partnership Proposal.
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Attention,
I am contacting you briefly based on the Investment of a reasonable
amount of money presently deposited with a Financial Bank which i will
disclose to you later, I have a client who is interested to invest in
your country, but he has never done business in your country before.I
find it imperative to solicit for a partnership.
We will require you to do the following for us:
(1) Assist in the transfer of the said sum.
(2) Advise on lucrative areas for investment. (3) Assist us in purchase
of properties.
Hence upon receipt of this message,I implore you to kindly respond and
let me know how possible it is to work with you in mutual partnership.My
client desires absolute confidentiality in the handling and management
of this brief within 5 years. Please send your response back to me by
email Address:: falahkateb101@hotmail.com
I will appreciate that you include a brief profile of yourself and your
company if possible for me to better appreciate your personality.I look
forward to your response and our partnership.
Regards,
Mr.Falah Kateb.
Sayed & sayed is an international Law Firm
Damascus,Syria.
Website::www.sayedlaw.com
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