419 scam: "Jan. 18. 2019."<efax.uci@gmail.com> 2019

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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)
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.
- jr.ismaelismael@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Jan. 18. 2019." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jr.ismaelismael@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 04:05:48 -0800
Subject: 2019 - REPLY ASAP.

Dear Friend,
Please let me take a moment to introduce myself to you. My name is Ismael from Syrian Arab Republic. I found your email address on the net, and I wonder if you could help me, as I genuinely look forward to having the opportunity to invest in your country, and I thought it would be nice to open a private communication and investment arrangement with you. I will provide the details of the investment funds to you only if you indicate your interest in this proposal. I am willing to offer you 10 per cent of the total investment fund and additional 25 per cent from return on investment (ROI), and the fund in question is quite large. I am expecting to hear from you, if you are interested and please reply me directly to my private email address: (jr.ismaelismael@gmail.com)
Thank you
Best Regards
Ismael

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