419 scam: "Shaw B. George" <shaw_bedie@hotmail.com> await your urgent reply

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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.
- goldconsultantsarl@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Shaw B. George" <shaw_bedie@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 11:03:40 +0000
Subject: await your urgent reply

Dear sir,

My name is Mr .Anbouba Issam from Damascus Syria. I am the President of Anbouba for Agricultural Industries and former director with Gulf Bank of Syria. Why I'm contacting you is to seek for your urgent assistance. I was Sanction unjustly for standing on a peace agreement in the Syrian War.

The government has resorted to seizing assets of top business Men in foreign land and I am one of those whose assets was frozen in UK but I have some other assets hiding in Asia and Africa which I want you to help me receive and keep with you for investing.

As more bloodshed and chaos emerged from Syria on Monday, the government announced it will hold presidential elections very soon and opposition activists reported more barrel bombs raining down on neighborhoods across Syria. Over 100,000 people, including many civilians, have been killed in the Syrian civil war, which pits government forces against rebels trying to end the Assad family's four-decade rule.

Please I want every of our communication to be confidential, I will wait for your response. And do reply me even if you can’t help me. I will also be pleased if you can. So please send me your telephone number and full names because its necessary from this effect. And I am willing to give you 20% of the total fund and the interest generated during the period of investment will be shared between us. I am counting on your response.

Regards and respect.
Issam,
Email: goldconsultantsarl@yahoo.com

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