419 scam: "Husam Al Sayed"<info@aim-sys.co.jp> Greetings

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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:

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:
- "million united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Husam Al Sayed" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <alsayedhusam76@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 15:08:35 -0800
Subject: Greetings

Hello,

I am Mr. Husam Al Sayed the General Manager, Human Resource & auditing dept in one of the leading banks here in U.A.E Dubai. I have in my bank the existence of a fund valued at US$30,000,000.00 (Thirty Million United State Dollars) that belongs to a customer Mr. Johnson Montalto, a citizen of your country and Crude Oil dealer. Sadly Johnson was among the death victims in the March 11, 2011 Earthquake disaster in Japan that killed over 230,000 people. I am now seeking your co-operation to present you as Next of Kin/Heir to the account, since you are a foreigner and my bank head quarters will release the account to you.

I want your response ASAP so I can give you full details on how this business transaction will be executed. Should you opt not to proceed forward on this with me, kindly delete the email and stop all communication. However; if you wish to achieve some sort of feat by helping ensure the funds does not end up in the pockets of some over paid Directors, kindly send a reply to this e-mail. Upon the receipt of your reply we shall go through the details and also on how we can proceed. Have a nice day.

Anticipating your communication.

Regards,
Mr. Husam Al-Sayed.
General Manager, Human Resources
Emirates Bank, Dubai U.A.E

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