419 scam: "Mr. Sa'eed Abdoul Haziz"<s_haziz@yahoo.com> Re: Seeking For Your Assistance

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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:
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
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.
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.
- sabhazizz@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Sa'eed Abdoul Haziz" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sabhazizz@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2014 02:01:09 +0500
Subject: Re: Seeking For Your Assistance

Mr.Sa'eed Abdoul Haziz

201 First of September Street,

P.O.Box 754, Tripoli, Libya

My Dear,

My warmest greetings to you and your family. I am quite sure you are very much aware of the recent revolution and civil war in Libya that put an end to the leadership of Col. Muammar Gaddafi. By introduction,I am Mr.Sa'eed Abdoul Haziz a personal assistant to (Dr Shukri Ghanem,who was killed by drowning) the Libyan National Oil Company procurement manager in the whole Africa.You can click on the link below to view more about the uprising in Libya.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/22/us-libya-anniversary-idUSBRE89L0CS20121022

I am contacting you now after several thoughts because the situation here is not yet settled and anything can happen to me. I want to inform you that I have in my possession the sum of Twelve million,Five hundred Thousand United States of America dollars(US$12.5M) which I want to invest in any good business of your choice in your Country under your supervision.This is the reason I made up my mind to locate somebody abroad whom I can establish a business relationship with and I will establish a Memorandum of Understanding with you and give you the Power of Attorney to represent my interest hence,I need the following information from you as soon as possible.

1.Your direct phone number

2 Your full address and your age

3 Your occupation

Immediately you accept to work with me in good faith I shall move the funds toyour Country through any means you will deem necessary without delay.

Kind Regards,

Mr.Sa'eed Abdoul Haziz

Email: sabhazizz@gmail.com

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