419 scam: Hashim Nor <norrhizamm@gmail.com> Attn: Respectful One,

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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:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: Hashim Nor <norrhizamm@gmail.com>
Reply-To: norrhizamm@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2021 10:15:27 +0200
Subject: Attn: Respectful One,

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Attn: Respectful One,

I am an Attorney in the Ivory Coast as you can see. One of my clients
is in a fix and wants me to locate someone who can invest his funds.
I've gone
through your profile and believe you can be of help. I am employing
you to be a foreign investor partner by taking charge of the
investment program my
client wants to establish in your country. My client formerly worked
as a chartered accountant in the nationâ€™s major mineral resources
(Cocoa) . It will interest you to note that Ivory Coast is the world
largest producer of cocoa.

He wants his money transferred to your country for investment, or
better go into a joint venture partnership with you. He is seeking
your cooperation in building a Shopping Mall or a standard hotel in
your country. I am sorry if this is not in line with your business
activities. But I need an experienced person to assist me to set up
and develop the project and assume responsibility of ownership, which
will be bringing in profit monthly or annually.

He is currently in detention (Political) and I hope to get him out
very soon. Please if you are interested, kindly indicate as soon as
possible by responding in the affirmative to my mail. Then I will
acquaint you with further details on what to do immediately. Be
informed that this operation is risk free , I await your response.

Accept my best personal regards,

Yours in service,
Barrister Nor Hizam Hashim Esq
(Principal Attorney).

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