419 scam: "khaleel salam"<test@cmf-groupe.com> File No-QLS/8113

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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.
- salamk1973@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "khaleel salam" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <salamk1973@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 08:56:12 -0000
Subject: File No-QLS/8113

Dear friend,

How are you and your family? I hope you are fine with your family members. My name is Khaleel Salam; A Syrian soldier and a member of operation sweep ISIS in Syria.

I am contacting you because I need your assistance for safe keeping of two boxes containing thirteen million five hundred thousand dollars ($13.500, 000.00 usd). This transaction is 100% safe. There is no risk involved because I will register the boxes as military instruments and it will be deliver to you without any problem. I will explain further when you respond.

I promise to give you 30% of the total sum for your efforts. I hope the 30% will be ok for you to help me. kindly get back to me with a message to E-mail: salamk1973@gmail.com

I wait for your respond.

Regards,

Khaleel Salam

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