419 scam: David Zuma <mrdavidzumaz@gmail.com> I need 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:

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.

Fraud email example:

From: David Zuma <mrdavidzumaz@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mmdavidzuma@voila.fr
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 11:29:17 +0530 (IST)
Subject: I need your assistance.

Hello,

My name is Mr. David Zuma, the branch Manager of a top bank here in my country Burkina Faso.I wish to inform you that this letter is not a hoax mail and I urge you to treat it serious, I believe it is only a day people meet and become great friends and business partners. I write you this proposal in good faith, believing that I can trust you with the information I am about to reveal to you. I have a transaction in my bank that will benefit both of us.

There is an account in my bank with total sum of $11,300,000 million that has not been operated for the past 12 years. This account belongs to the Late Mrs. Joyce Lake, an American great industrialist and a resident of Alaska, who unfortunately lost her life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which occured on January 31 2000,including her husband and only daughter. See below website for details

http://www.mywikibiz.com/Alaska_Airlines_Flight_261#_note-3

By indicating your interest I will send you the full details on how the business will be executed.

Please respond urgently and delete if you are not interested.

Regards,

Mr.David Zuma.

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