419 scam: "Alhaji Hussain Ahmad"<sysadmin@apnic.net> please respond

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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)
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
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.
- ahussainhmad@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Alhaji Hussain Ahmad" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ahussainhmad@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2016 12:51:06 +0800
Subject: please respond

Dear friend

I got your email on my search for a reliable business partner on the internet. I am interested in establishing and operating a very viable business
as a means of investment abroad. I do not know too well how this is done in your country,so I will need you to help me in this regard. My
preference is any good profit yielding business and I would appreciate any viable ideas you could come up with. I will also need you to help
me look for properties like homes and lands for sale as I am proposing to invest the sum of Twenty Million United States Dollars
(20,000,000.00 USD) for this.I do not know if you can and will be of help to me. For a brief on my personality; my name is Alhaji Hussain
Ahmad, a Slovakian based in Syria.I am a retired Business man,formally into Oil and Gas I am 62 years of age,married with a wife and 5 lovely
kids.

I have had so much problems with the Syrian Authority just because am a foreigner I believe.My need for this business proposition and to
acquire these properties is very urgent as I am planning to move out of this country with my family down to your country. I want you to
also help in finding a good home where my family and I will live in. Please you can reply to my personal email as soon as you receive this
message so we can communicate further: ahussainhmad@gmail.com

Sincerely,
Alhaji Hussain Ahmad

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