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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.
- engrrmualla@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Ahmad Mualla" <comitatogenitori@marcopolovr.it>
Reply-To: "Mr. Ahmad Mualla" <engrengrr@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2015 21:20:34 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Your Advised Needed..2015/06/16
Hello,
URGENT ATTENTION REQUIRED
Well let me introduce myself, Am Mr. .A. Mualla from Damascus Syria. I am now 68 years Old, and i am now a retired government officials I was former personal investor & financial consultant advisers to some Top Politician in Syria, also an oil Tycoon from Syria and Saudi Arabia. Al Furat Petroleum Company (AFPC) the leader in the region in Reservoir Management AFPC was established under Service Contract no. 210 ratified by Law no. 43 of 1977 and named as per decree-law no.12 in 1985 also formal Chairman of Board Kawkab Oil Company, appointed by the Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources and General Petroleum Corporation, for confirmation please go through Syria Oil Board Officials website: http://www.syria-oil.com/en/?p=1271 to know about my position before my resignation as the Chairman.
I shall be so grateful if i could read from you and discussed further important issue with you as i look forward to do some investment with you in your country but must be confidential.
Please for matured understanding if you are not willing to work with me in this investment kindly dis-regard this email: engrrmualla@gmail.com
Thank you.
Mr. Ahmad Mualla
engrrmualla@gmail.com
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