419 scam: "Mr Oputa Mazo"<oputamazo1@gmail.com> Please Your Attention 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:

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.
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.
- oputamazo3@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Oputa Mazo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <oputamazo3@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:43:48 -0800
Subject: Please Your Attention Is Highly Needed,

FROM THE PERSONAL DESK OF MR OPUTA MAZO
PORTFOLIO MANAGER
National Investment bank Limited
International Banking Department
P. O. Box 3726 Accra,
Ghana DIRECT TEL:+233542962253
PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS:oputamazo3@gmail.com.

Dear Sir,It is my wish to introduce my self; I am MR OPUTA MAZO a Portfolio Manager with National Investment bank Limited Accra Ghana.In my Portfolio, I handle our Investor's Capital Funds that gives me the opportunity to make 1.2% from the Return on Investments (ROI).Nevertheless, the ROI are paid to our Investors on the expiration of every 3 years.

On this note, I have acquired a total sum of GBP 33.68 million (Thirty-Three Million, Six Hundred and Eighty British Pounds Sterling) representing the 1.2% of ROI and hereinafter need someone that will be ready to work with me to receive the aforementioned funds on my behalf without my establishment knowing that I am the bona fide owner of the funds.However, there are no risks involved as well as legal implication.

Our sharing ratio will be 60:40. If interested, could you please email me your reply and your direct numbers for discussion of this deal in further details and looking forward to hearing from you shortly?Call me for more details using +233542962253 or email at:oputamazo3@gmail.com

Kind Regards,
MR OPUTA MAZO

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