419 scam: "mr.nazarianmsi@ono.com" <mr.nazarianmsi@ono.com> ASSAALAMU ALAIKKUM, BEEN TRYING TO REACH YOU.

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million 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)
- "top secret" (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.
- nazarian.morsi5@freemail.hu (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mr.nazarianmsi@ono.com" <mr.nazarianmsi@ono.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2016 10:59:56 +0100 (CET)
Subject: ASSAALAMU ALAIKKUM, BEEN TRYING TO REACH YOU.

Greetings,

My name is Mr. Nazarian Morsi the account manager in charge
of audit Foreign Remittance Unit, African Development Bank Group
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. I'm from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, West
Africa. It is true that we have not meet each other in person, but I
strongly believe in trust and friendship in every business. as I am
contacting you independently of my investigation and no one is
informed of this communication. My reason for contacting you is to
transfer an abandoned sum of $11.3 Million dollars immediately to your
private account.The money has been here in our Bank lying dormant for
years now without anybody coming for the claim of it.

The fund belong
to our deceased Customer Mrs.Shannel Lake who perished along with her
family since January 31 2000. The Banking laws here does not allow
such money to stay more than 16 years,that is the reason why i need
your Cooperation in transferring the money to your bank account so
that we can use it to secure the future of our both families because i
don't want the money to be recalled to the bank treasury as unclaimed
fund. By indicating your interest I will send you the full details on
how the business will be executed. Please keep this proposal as a top
secret and delete if you are not interested. Please Contact my e-mail
address: ( nazarian.morsi5@freemail.hu)

My best regards,

Mr.Nazarian
Morsi.
MOBILE:+226 64031041,

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