419 scam: Fatim Zango <fatimzangobf1@gmail.com> URGENT REPLY NEEDED,

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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)
- "chief auditor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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.
- adamramzy00001@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Fatim Zango <fatimzangobf1@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2021 05:19:57 -0800
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED,

Greetings,

My name is Mr.Adam Ramzy, the account manager in charge of audit
Foreign Remittance Unit, bank in Burkina Faso, 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
$10.5million 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 funds belong to our deceased Customer Mrs.Shannel Lake who
perished along with her family since 9 years ago The Banking laws here
does not allow such money to stay more than 10 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. My position as the chief
auditor in this bank guarantees the successful execution of this
(deal) transaction.

1) your full name.....
2) sex.....
3) age.....
4) country.....
5) passport or photo.....
6) occupation.....
7) personal Mobile number.....
8) Home &office address.....
9) Your marital status........

Kindly reply back with my private email as follow; ( adamramzy00001@gmail.com ).

Thanks.

Mr.Adam Ramzy.

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