419 scam: "Mr.Martins Mizuzuma"<mrmartinsmizuzuma001@hotmail.com> URGENT 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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "into your nominated bank account" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Martins Mizuzuma" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.martinsmizuzuma@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 04:22:32 +0530
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE

Dear sir/madam,

To whom it may concern, I kindly want to put in notice before you, my name
is Mr.Martins Mizuzuma a South African based in UK,i am now in India.Before
coming to India from UK I made transfer of three million two hundred
thousand pounds sterling from Halifax Bank of Scotland through the Bank of
England to the Suspense account of Reserve bank of India for investment
Purpose. Two days after my arrival in India my partner died in a motor
accident.
He was to produce the account were in I was suppose to transfer the money
into As I am writing this mail the money is still in the suspense account
waiting to be transferred to a local account so that I can invest in India
fast growing economy .presently i am seeking for a reliable and trust
worthy fellow to assist me by providing an account that can receive the
fund which I transferred from the Bank of England to the Reserve Bank of
India, for an investment purpose.The said amount is Three million two
hundred thousand Great British pound sterling(3.2 million Gbps) I have
done a reasonable research and find out that is not easy for a foreigner
to have an account for such a huge amount,so i want you as a citizen of
India to assist me by producing your bank account to transfer this money
into your nominated bank account, and ten percent will be offer to you for
the work well done.
Please, if you are interested do contact me as soon as possible with the
following information

1) FULL NAME
2) HOUSE AND OFFICE ADDRESSES
3) TEL/FAX NUMBERS
4) MARITAL STATUS
5) PRESENT BUSINESS/PLACE OF WORK
6) AGE
7) IDENTITY PROOF
8) RESIDENTIAL PROOF
As soon as i am in receipt of your reply we shall begin ernestly.
Best Regards,
Mr.Martins Mizuzuma
Tel:+919819076487

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