419 scam: Precious Azuh <precious.azuh5@att.net> From Miss Precious Azuh

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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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Precious Azuh <precious.azuh5@att.net>
Reply-To: preciousazuh24@gmail.com
Date: 27 Apr 2012 09:47:50 -0000
Subject: From Miss Precious Azuh

Dear Sir/Ma
My name is Miss Ama Precious John, 22yrs old girl, from Ghana; I am the daughter of late Father Chief Dr John. Who my Uncle killed on December 2009 because of Money and Land, due to government discover oil in the land, before the death of my father he left deposited 1.5millon dollar and Gold in a security company For me, my mummy and my only brother Ezekiel John, at UNITED BANK OF AFRICA (UBA), now my uncles want to take it alone and live us ,
Please I need your help to save our life and this money and gold which we want to transfer to you and come to you, for our school and up keeping in your country, please if you do this for us , I and my family promise you 30% of the money and Gold, but we want to live Africa
I met the bank manager who advice me to open the account in your name and the bank will Load the money in ATM visa card and send to you,
Please all I need from you
Your full name
Address
Contact number
Your ID
Attach is the Certificate of Deposit , gold certificate, picture of the gold, and the agreement my father made during the gold deposit and deposit slip my father use to deposit the money and my pictures

Please help us because my uncles are not happy about every thing my father left for us, and they are try to kill us and take every thing,

Hope to hear from you soon,

Yours truly
Daughter Ama Precious John

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