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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Muhammad Sabah Al Salem Al Sabah" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <muhammed.sabahalsalem@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 09:28:18 -0700
Subject: RE: Private Funds for Investment


Attn:

RE: Private Funds for Investment

Good day to you. I believe we wrote your company from our KFAED Organisation sometime ago in 2011 about our KFAED Loan Funds. But now i write personally to inform you that i am moving my private funds from my foundation here in Kuwait via the National Bank of Kuwait who has a branch office in New York USA. I need you to come in for investment sakes as my investment manager. I have a Fifty Million U.S. Dollars ($50M) available for this purpose. These funds are currently ready to be moved via this bank, i will advise you the plan and arrangement.
Please get back to me at the earliest. I wish to have the funds moved out asap to your own management account for starting up any investments programs of your introduction. With information collected from some Companies & Businesses journals/brochures, i believe i have a good idea of your expertise and trust in it.

I will conveniently inform in time and arrange a meeting between us. Also i want you to understand that i am well comfortable about this arrangement with you, just let me know honestly your own logistics, the investment program(s) of your choice, your perceived ROI and the equity & interest sharing percentages, infact the general investment terms & conditions/MOU, with this you can start up venturing/investing.

I will now be waiting to hear back from you. Ofcourse you know the earlier the better. Thank you.

Regards


Muhammad Sabah Al Salem Al Sabah
Kingdom of Kuwait

Phone: +965 4844 5001 (open only when i am available for private discussions)
muhammed.sabahalsalem@yahoo.com

Incase you wish to know more about me, just check this web link:
http://dr-m-alsabah.com/index.php/cv/english-cv/

Good day to you. I believe we wrote your company from our KFAED Organisation sometime ago in 2011 about our KFAED Loan Funds. But now i write personally to inform you that i am moving my private funds from my foundation here in Kuwait via the National Bank of Kuwait who has a branch office in New York USA. I need you to come in for investment sakes as my investment manager. I have a Fifty Million U.S. Dollars ($50M) available for this purpose. These funds are currently ready to be moved via this bank, i will advise you the plan and arrangement.
Please get back to me at the earliest. I wish to have the funds moved out asap to your own management account for starting up any investments programs of your introduction. With information collected from some Companies & Businesses journals/brochures, i believe i have a good idea of your expertise and trust in it.

I will conveniently inform in time and arrange a meeting between us. Also i want you to understand that i am well comfortable about this arrangement with you, just let me know honestly your own logistics, the investment program(s) of your choice, your perceived ROI and the equity & interest sharing percentages, infact the general investment terms & conditions/MOU, with this you can start up venturing/investing.

I will now be waiting to hear back from you. Ofcourse you know the earlier the better. Thank you.

Regards


Muhammad Sabah Al Salem Al Sabah
Kingdom of Kuwait

Phone: +965 4844 5001 (open only when i am available for private discussions)
muhammed.sabahalsalem@yahoo.com

Incase you wish to know more about me, just check this web link:
http://dr-m-alsabah.com/index.php/cv/english-cv/

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