419 scam: MAZEM HANAN <mazem.hanan3@btinternet.com> FROM THE DESK OF MR. HANAN AL MAZEM

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- hananmazemx1h@yahoo.com.vn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MAZEM HANAN <mazem.hanan3@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: hananmazemx1h@yahoo.com.vn
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2010 10:26:00 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF MR. HANAN AL MAZEM

FROM THE DESK OF MR. HANAN AL MAZEM,

BRANCH OPERATIONAL MANAGER NATIONAL

BANK OF ABU-DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.

EMAIL; hananmazemx1h@yahoo.com.vn

GOOD DAY.

I am Mr. Hanan Al Mazem, the newly appointed manager of national bank of Abu-Dhabi United Arab Emirates , at the ADNOC CASH-OFFICE Branch

I wish to know if we can work together with one spirit. i would like you to stand as the beneficiary to my deceased client Mr. Morris Thompson Kogan, who made some deposits of $9.700, 000 (Nine Million Seven Hundred Thousand United states dollars) with my bank.

You can visit this website to confirm my information's to you at

Egypt Airline flight. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/11/01/iran/main49778.shtml he died without any registered next of kin and as such fund now have an open beneficiary mandate the bank must transfer this fund into your account without any much protocols on the way.

if you are interested to work with me in this business transaction do let me know so that i can give you all the comprehensive details on what we are to do for the funds to be wired into your account, before my meeting with you for the disbursement of the fund in the ratio of 60% for me and 40% for you, i urgently hope to get your response as soon as possible as to enable us expedite action immediately without delay.

Awaiting your urgent and positive response via my confidential email ;( hananmazemx1h@yahoo.com.vn)

YOURS SINCERELY

MR HANAN AL MAZEM

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