419 scam: zongo <kabiruzongo91@gmail.com> Can I Trust You In This Business?,Get Back

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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:
- "% will be for you" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: zongo <kabiruzongo91@gmail.com>
Reply-To: kabirzon@o2.pl
Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2013 13:14:14 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Can I Trust You In This Business?,Get Back

Hello Dear
How are you doing, Hope everything is going on fine with you including your family overthere , Inconfidence and trust I propose this profitable business transaction to you. I am Kabiru Zongo I work with BOA in West Africa Audit in the Bank, conducted few years ago revealed that a sum of USD$11.8million was in our Bank unclaimed. Thereafter, I investigated and found out that the owner perished in car accident year 2000 along side with his next of Kin.

The name of the deceased Customer is Engr. Christian Eich, from Australia. He naturalized in our Country for years before he perished along with his entire familys as they where driving home for weekend stopping on visiting their site in Wagadugu, He was a contractor and also the major supplier of Agricultural Equipments in West Africa. I am soliciting your assistance to see that this transaction is successfully completed and subsequent upon will be invested in your country .Everything has been put in place for a hitch-free transaction.

Hence, I am inviting you for a business deal where this money will be shared between of us in the ratio of 60% for me and my colleague at the office while the remaining 40% will be for you and your family. Am assured you that within (7) seven banking working days, this said amount will enter your given Bank account with immediate alacrity. If you agree to my business proposal, further details of the transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as I receive your wiliness to join hand with me.
Am awaiting your urgent response with this informations
Name:...................
Sex:...............
Age:...................
Occupation:........
Address:...............
private Tel:..................
State:.............
Country Of origin:...........
please write me direct my box
Have a nice day!!!
Mr Kabiru Zongo.

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