419 scam: Mr Ajima Amazu <ajimazu@gmail.com> Dear Good Friend

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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million us 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Ajima Amazu <ajimazu@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ajimazu01@voila.fr
Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 09:19:20 -0800
Subject: Dear Good Friend

Dear Friend,

How are you today?.Well it is a pleasure to contact you on this regard
and i pray that this will turn out to be everlasting relationship for
both of us. However it's just my urgent need for a Foreign partner
that made me to contact you for this Transaction,i got your contact
from internet, while searching for a reliable someone that I can go
into partnership with. I am Mr Ajima Amazu, the bill and exchange
manager with the Bank Of Africa.(B.O.A).

I have the opportunity of transferring the left over fund (31.8
Million Us Dollars)Thirty-One Million Eight Hundred Thousand United
States of American Dollars of one of my Bank clients who died along
with his supposed next of kin in an air crash at Kenya on july 21th
2003.

I agree that 40% oft his money will be for you as my foriegn
partner,50% for me while 10% is for establishing of foundation for the
less privilleges in your country.If you are really interested in my
proposal further details of the Transfer will be forwarded unto you as
soon as I receive your willingness mail for successful transfer.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr Ajima Amazu.

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