419 scam: "Ahmed Bin Sulayem"<info@lee> Please Your Expertise Is Needed.

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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:
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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.
- ceoahmedbinsulayem@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ahmed Bin Sulayem" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ceoahmedbinsulayem@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2023 11:09:26 -0700
Subject: Please Your Expertise Is Needed.

GREETINGS FROM DUBAI UNITED ARAB EMIRATE

Meanwhile, I got your contact through your country's commerce and industry record while searching for a reputable and a person of good and unquestionable character, hence I decided to contact you for a business that will be beneficial to both of us at the end of this very important transaction.

My name is Ahmed bin Sulayem from Dubai United Arab Emirate{UAE} and the Executive Chairman of Dubai Multi Commodities Center{DMCC}, a home to Dubai Diamond Exchange. I decided to contact you through this medium to engage in a business transaction with you.

A few weeks ago, I decided to stash away a large quantity of diamonds weighing 2.5kg,14220 carats with a market value of about 25 million USD which has been deposited for safekeeping in one of the best security companies here in UAE. As a trusted and reputable businessman , I would like you to secure and handle the sale of this valuable resource.I have assembled the necessary documents and logistics needed to transfer the diamonds to you depending on your urgent reply to my request.

Note that this transaction demands the highest trust of security and confidentiality between us. Moreover it is risk free in the sense that I have taken proper care of all formalities regarding this transaction. For your assistance and co-operation I have decided to give you 15 percent of the total money generated from its sales and 5 percent mapped out for miscellaneous expenses that we may incur during the process of transferring the resources to your country.

As soon as the resources mentioned above are successfully transferred into your position, I intend to use my own share in acquiring estates and landed properties in your country. On commencement, I wish that this transaction will take 14 working days to accomplish.
For my own interest please treat this message with utmost confidentiality, Thanks.

Contact Details:
Phone Number: +971556538878
Email: ceoahmedbinsulayem@yahoo.com

Yours sincerely, Ahmed Bin Sulayem.

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