419 scam: "Mr.Azizi Abdulaziz"<adamababakr780@gmail.com> STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "to your nominated bank account" (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)
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- aziziabdulaziz58@seznam.cz (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Azizi Abdulaziz" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <aziziabdulaziz58@seznam.cz>
Date: Wed, 16 May 2018 03:52:10 -0700
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

Dear Friend,

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

I am the Director in charge of Auditing section of United Bank For Africa, I Hoped that you will not expose or betray this trust and confident that I am about to repose on you for the mutual benefit of our both families. I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of TEN Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars Only (US$10,500,000) immediately to your nominated bank account.

I want you to apply for release of the fund to you as the nearest person to our deceased customer Eng. Henrico NKOSIYABO, from South Africa (the owner of the account) who died a long with his supposed next of kin in Kenya Airways Flight 507 crash on 5 May 2007. I don't want the fund to transfer into our Bank treasury as an abandoned fund (unclaimed fund), so this is the reason why I contacted you, so that my Bank will release the fund to you as the nearest person to the deceased customer. Visit the website for assurance as I have every fact that will help us achieve the fund peacefully.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya_Airways_Flight_507

Please I would like you to keep this proposal as a top secret or deletes it if you are not interested to do it with me. Upon receipt
of your reply I will send you the application form you will fill and send to the bank for transfer of the fund into your bank account and also note that you will have 45% of the above mentioned amount if you agree to help me execute this business together with the handling of the expenses and on our success to this transfer we will donate 5% to any charitable Organization of our choice in your country or in my country and 50% is for me as the originator. I need your information so that I will send you the application form.

INFORMATION'S NEEDED BELOW.

Your Full Name:
Your Home Addresses:
City:
Country:
Home Telephone:
Private Telephone:
Fax No:
Marital Status:
Age:
Occupation:
Religion:
International Passport or ID card:

Am Waiting for your urgent reply so that we will starts immediately,

Best Regards,
Mr.Azizi Abdulaziz
aziziabdulaziz58@seznam.cz

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