419 scam: "Mr. Yehia Abdelwahab Mohamed"<Maree.Moscati@copytalk.com> AN URGENT HELP NEEDED FROM IDLIB SYRIA !!!

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Yehia Abdelwahab Mohamed" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mohamed@mohamed-syria.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 08:32:36 +0200
Subject: AN URGENT HELP NEEDED FROM IDLIB SYRIA !!!

Hello,

I'm currently at Idlib Syria,there has been an intense fighting after
the fall-out of cease-fire agreement between Assad and Free Syrian Army.

My name is Mr. Yehia Abdelwahab Mohamed am a Syrian Widower.
I desire to transfer a contract sum amounting to $5,243,000.00 USD Million
Deposited with INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS SYRIA under a very legitimate arrangement.

Please kindly reply me on my personal email address : mohamed@mohamed-syria.com
To enable me eloborate the full details.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Yehia Abdelwahab Mohamed

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