419 scam: "Dr. Mohammed Nabi Azad"<drmohammed3388@att.net> From Dr. Mohammed Nabi Azad

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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: "Dr. Mohammed Nabi Azad" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dr.mohammednabia@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 19:55:33 -0700
Subject: From Dr. Mohammed Nabi Azad

Dr. Mohammed Nabi Azad

Military Unit Headquarters

Address: Al Magharba Street,

PO Box 690, Tripoli, Libya

+218(21)602093

Attn: My Friend,

Sir, am Dr. Mohammed Nabi Azad from Libya, personal assistance to Mr.

Saif al-Islam Muammar al-Gaddafi,Libya Leader's Son

Mr. Saif al-Islam Muammar al-Gaddafi trusted $34 million USD to me for

an arrangement to import Military weapons from Russia which am not

interested any more in the war that going on in my country specially

by supporting Gaddafi, I need assistance to someone who can be

capable; I want to present you as the owner of the money at the

Finance Insurance Company in Spain where the fund was deposited they

will transfer the money to you as soon as I said so..

Feel free to contact me back, let me give you the full details and how

you will present yourself at the Finance Insurance Company in Spain,

Confirm your telephone and address in next email.

I wait for your swift respond,

Dr. Mohammed Nabi Azad.

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