419 scam: Ahmed Suleman <ahmed.suleman49@gmail.com> DEAR BELOVED, KINDLY TREAT AS URGENT MATTER.

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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.
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.
- ahmed.suleman54@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Ahmed Suleman <ahmed.suleman49@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ahmed.suleman54@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 10:12:44 +0200
Subject: DEAR BELOVED, KINDLY TREAT AS URGENT MATTER.

Attn:Sir/Madam,

My name is Engr:.Ahmed Suleman a United Arab Emirate (U A E) national
based in Nigeria, as a Merchant/Contractor with Federal Republic of
Nigeria for many years.

Please, I need your reply as to enable me give you more details for
the transfer of my fund worth Thirty Four Million,Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars only (US$34.5M). I decided to write you for urgent
assistance due to my present condition of health on sick bed here in
the hospital for pasted months now. Please kindly treat as urgent
matter.

You will use your judgment to distribute the money and keep 20% of it
to yourself. If you are willing to help, please forward this your
following information to this email address::
ahmed.suleman54@yahoo.com

(1) FULL NAME,
(2) HOME ADDRESS,
(3) OCCUPATION,
(4) DATE OF BIRTH,
(5) TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBER
(6) COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.

For easy communication and to prepare the vital documents in your name
as the soul beneficiary of the deposited funds.

May God Bless you as you assist me in carrying out my last wish.

Best Regards,

Egnr.Ahmed Suleman
Merchant/Contractor

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