419 scam: "MR.ZAHEYA E.ATTAR"<mrzaheya12345@hotmail.com> VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE

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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:
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.ZAHEYA E.ATTAR" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrzaheyaeattar@barid.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 19:28:08 +0330
Subject: VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE

Dea Sir/Ma.

I give my sincere apology for intruding into your privacy, I am pleased to get
across to you for a very confidential and profitable business proposal which I
will give but brief until I get your response then only I will be able to
provide you with full details. An American/Iraqi Foreign Oil
Consultant/Contractor with the Chevron Petroleum Corporation Company, made a
numbered time (fixed) deposit for (15years), Valued at (10M USD) in my branch
upon maturity.

Recently several routine notifications was forwarded to his address but got
no reply. finally we discovered from his employers, the Chevron Petroleum
Corporation that Mr. Richard Burson died with his wife Mrs. Lenor Burson in a
plane crash on October 31,1999,(an Egyptian Boeing 767 Flight 990)you can
confirm it via (BBC WORLD NEW): http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.
stm

Since such deposit bear no next of kin, meaning no member of Late depositor
Mr. Richard Burson family knows about the deposit, the UAE Financial law,
stipulates that at the expiration of (15) years such an unclaimed funds be
reverted to the ownership of the UAE Govt. treasury account,, I need you to
stand as the next of kin/business associate to the late depositor.

Awaiting your urgent reply via my confidential email address:
mrzaheyaeattar@barid.com

Regards,
Mr.Zaheya E.Attar
Secretary to The Internal Audit

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