419 scam: "Mr. Farouk A. Kazim"<Faroukkazim31D@fine.ocn.ne.jp> From Mr. Farouk A. Kazim (Information)

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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:
- "million united states 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "stay blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Farouk A. Kazim" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <farouk_kazim3@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2012 18:48:48 +0100
Subject: From Mr. Farouk A. Kazim (Information)

Dear Sir,

How are you doing today? How is your Lovely family and work? I hope you are doing well, Glory is to God.

I am Mr. Farouk Ahmed Kazim; I am the current auditor and the Head of Investigation with the Foreign Operations/ Remittance Department, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

We started our second quarter payments files auditing few weeks ago and eventually, few days ago, I was privileged to audit payment file N0; CBN/NNPC/FGN/0346 which I discovered the following discrepancies /points that made you not to receive the contract fund worth Thirty Million United States Dollars (US$30,000,000,00) from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). I will release comprehensive details to you as soon as you indicate your interest.

Thanks & Stay Blessed.
Yours Sincerely,

Mr. Farouk A. Kazim
Auditor/Head Investigation,
Foreign Operations/Remittance,
Central Bank of Nigeria (C.B.N)

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