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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:

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Imad Mansour <kt11@cszcs1.tk>
Reply-To: <Dr.Imad-Mansour@foxmail.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2016 21:28:19 +0100
Subject: FROM IMAD-MANSOUR {PLS VERY URGENT}

Dear Sir

Let me use this opportunity to introduce myself briefly to you,I am Dr Imad Mansour Ahmad Khamis, principal secretary and a close confidant of the Syrian oil minister Sulaiman Al Abbas. there is a serious crisis and war going on in my country Syria at the moment,see the below link.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9103136/Syria-open-warfare-on-streets-of-Homs.html

The honorable minister has mandated me to seek the assistance of an honest and reliable foreign partner to secure US$25M.This money is genuine, and was derived from over invoicing and compensations from various Oil Companies operating in Syria over the years.We were able to secure these funds.


OUR MAIN CONDITIONS FOR YOU TO RECEIVE THE FUNDS ARE AS FOLLOWS.......

1. Once we are able to come out of the war zone by the grace of Allah the great and merciful , We are taking 70% of the total sum, while 25% will be for you and 5% should be set aside for your time and expenses in this transaction.

2. This transaction must be kept highly secretive as we are still in active service to avoid public notice and all correspondence will be strictly by email for security reasons as all phone conversation is highly tamped traced and monitored.

If you agree with our conditions and ready to go ahead with us please kindly get back to me with your personal details i.e

A) Full name,
B) Contact address
C) Private telephone number.
D) Your occupation

I will give you a detailed information as soon as you indicate interest.

May Allah Bless You
Yours Faithfully
Dr Imad Mansour Ahmad Khamis

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