419 scam: "A.Hajouz Maziad" <abdul_hajouz060@live.com> INVESTMENT.

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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.
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.
- abdulhajouz060@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "A.Hajouz Maziad" <abdul_hajouz060@live.com>
Reply-To: <abdulhajouz060@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 10:39:15 +0000
Subject: INVESTMENT.

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Dear Sir,

My name is Dipl. A Hajouz Maziad,
a citizen of
Syria, and a personal assistance to the former Syrian deputy defense
minister, late Assef Shawkat, on Wednesday 21st of August 2013, I lost
three members of my family on the gas attack by the Syrian government,
and we are all moving our money and families out of Syria because of the
war.

I need your assistance to receive and keep for me the sum of $8.5
million, please my people are dying every day and the country is already
paralyzed and destroyed by this government, for more details and
percentage issues please reply me urgently on my email at:
abdulhajouz060@gmail.com
Yours Sincerely

Dipl. A. Hajouz Maziad

Cher Monsieur,
Mon nom est Dipl. A Hajouz Maziad,
un citoyen de la
Syrie, et une assistance personnelle Ã l'ancien syrien ministre de la
dÃ©fense, Ã la fin Assef Shawkat, le mercredi 21 of AoÃ»t 2013, j'ai perdu
trois membres de ma famille sur l'attaque au gaz par le gouvernement
syrien, et nous allons tous nous argent et familles sur la Syrie en
raison de la guerre.
J'ai besoin de votre aide pour recevoir et garder
pour moi la somme de 8,5 millions de dollars, s'il vous plaÃ®t mes gens
meurent tous les jours et le pays est dÃ©jÃ paralysÃ© et dÃ©truits par ce
gouvernement, pour plus de dÃ©tails et les enjeux de pourcentage s'il
vous plaÃ®t me rÃ©pondre d'urgence sur mon e-mail Ã l'adresse:
abdulhajouz060@gmail.com
Cordialement
Dipl. A. Hajouz Maziad

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