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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: Sheikh Ahmed Moaz Al-Khatib <z.adamzaki10@gmail.com>
Reply-To: tmicboard@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 22:51:36 -0800
Subject: MY INVESTMENT APPROACH TO YOUR CUSTODY.

Hello my dear friend,

Greetings to you with Peace, mercy and blessings of Allah.

Good tidings I bring to you as I hope and believe that I can trust you
to secure my funds in your hands as I trust you to handle it for
investment project for our mutual good and investment benefits. Happy
new business year as I boldly made this business open to your
knowledge and handling experience now.

My name is Sheikh Ahmed Moaz Al-Khatib, Leader of the National
Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces. I personally
have a very serious problem that need an urgent attention which I
believe you can urgently handle for me as I was assured of your
capability, credibility and good repute in assisting me.

My difficulty is, I have huge funds totaling to the tune of $250
Million U.S. Dollars that I deposited Liquid & Cash through finance
firm with its reputable and trusted Bank in Europe for investment
purposes. I have just concluded today that I should contact a credible
foreigner to receive the funds and invest with it on my behalf as the
political climate here in Syria do not support my moving out of Syria,
and coupled with monetary restriction imposed on Syrians by the
President Bashar al-Assad led government.

These funds cannot be moved into Syria either as I appeal for your
assistance to receive the funds from the Bank where it is been
deposited. Moreover I am contacting you as to keep to the terms and
agreement of deposit with the bank as the funds is not meant to be
delayed in the custody of the coded deposit treasury for longer than
agreed as the funds is not in a running account but in a bonded coded
account with Finance firm/Bank.

This fund project will start in the Bank and end in the Bank as the
funds are deposited in the Bank while I will give you every detailed
information about how this fund will be transferred to you or your
company's account. This huge fund project is very transparent and open
hence a 100% bank-to-bank transaction dealing is required as your
physical presence will be required right in the Bank for transparent
and accountable dealings.

Kindly reply me now as to enable me give you full details about the
informed transaction. I pledge to reward you reasonably and I already
have all arrangement concluded to swiftly release the funds to you on
my behalf as the funds will be finally invested in your Country based
on your business investment advice as investment climate is very
conducive in your country as against the constant war and crises here
in Syria which do not guarantee and support good investment climate
for such huge fund as there is no security of life, property and
financial investment here in Syria.

Kindly handle this matter with utmost confidentiality as my good
reputation and credibility should not be undermined please, while my
total confidence and trust is rested on your reputable personality to
have this fund of $250 Million U.S. Dollars project concluded as
everything will happen in your watchful eyes while in the Bank.

For more clarity and better understanding, I refer you to this below
website for more information.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-20300356

I await your email response and be free to respond to my email with
any question as I will explain well to your good understanding.

Respectfully Yours,

Sheikh Ahmed Moaz Al-Khatib.
(Leader of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and
Opposition Forces).
Walid Abn Abd El Malek, Damascus, Syria.

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