419 scam: Zaheed Alli <zaheedally@live.co.uk> Your Consent Is Highly 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:

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:
- "foreign remittance manager" (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)
- "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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Zaheed Alli <zaheedally@live.co.uk>
Reply-To: Zaheed Alli <zaheedalli@terra.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 18:29:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Your Consent Is Highly Needed!!!!

FROM: Mr.Zaheed Alli

Attn:

This message might meet you in utmost surprise. However, I seek your consent to be my foreign partner and that is why I contact you for this transaction. while I was searching for a foreign partner. I am assured of your capability and reliability to champion this business opportunity when I prayed about it.

I am a banker by profession in BURKINA-FASO, WEST AFRICA and currently holding the post of foreign remittance manager in our bank. I have the opportunity to present you as the next of kin/business,transferring the left over funds ($9.5, Million Dollars) belong to late MRS. Joyce Lake,an American, who died along with her entire family and her next of kin in a plane crash in the year 2000.CLICKHERE(http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/).

Hence, I am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be shared between us in the ratio of 60/40 if you agree to handle this business with me. Further details of the transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as I receive your return mail.

Please, know that this is not a joke whatsoever.I need this funds Urgently transferred and it Very Important to act as soon as possible.Indicate your willingness to stand as the nearest person to the deceased customer, by sending the below information for more clarification and easy communication.

YOUR FULL NAME.............................

OCCUPATION...................................

Country.......................

AGE...............................................

MARITAL STATUS...........................

PHONE NUMBER...........................

Trusting to hear from you immediately.
Thanks & Best Regards,
MR. Zaheed Alli

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