419 scam: "Mr Zadi M Zadi"<zadizadi58@yahoo.com> Urgent Reply 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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22898816777 (Togo, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- zadim@rocketmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Zadi M Zadi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <zadim@rocketmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:04:26 -0800
Subject: Urgent Reply Needed

Dear Sir/Ma,

I will appreciate your kind attention to this letter.

My name is Zadi M Zadi, I am the Director of Projects/Payments - African Development Agency. (ref. www.africandevelopmentagency.org).

In the year 2009; ADA awarded contract to Dr EMIL for supply, delivery and distribution of Medical/Hospital Equipments to designated hospitals in west africa. Upon the signing of the contract; a 50% down payment was effected to facilitate fulfilment of contract on schedule. Immediately therefter, the contractor made neccessary contacts with japanese companies dealing in Medical/Hospital Equipments and after some efforts he finally travelled to Japan to take delivery of equipments and shippment to west africa.

Regretably while still in Japan an earthquake struk and the gentleman died of heart-failure in his hotel room as a result of shock he suffered. Under our terms of agreement and in line with our donor agencies stipulations, an Insurance Coveraged of the equipments and personnel was exercised and since after the incident the Insurance Claim has not been made. I am by this letter sincerely and in goodfaith seeking your co-operation to file for the "Insurance Claim". I assure you that there is no iota of criminality involved in the INSURANCE CLAIM. The process of the Claim can never result to fraudlent act. Rather you will front as the broker who (audited and certified the total quantity of the equipments meant for shippment and mediated between our late contractor and the companies before his untimely death). Upon filing of the application with the insurance company, the administrative process of the claim shall not take more than 14 working days to conclude.

Please answer me, I need your co-operation.

Thank you

Zadi M Zadi
www.africandevelopmentagency.org
D / L +228 98816777
zadim@rocketmail.com

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