419 scam: Mohamed Aziz <mohamed.aziz4404@gmail.com> asalamualiakum

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "confidentiality of this transaction" (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.
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.
- mrmohamed_aziz404@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mohamed Aziz <mohamed.aziz4404@gmail.com>
Reply-To: azizm449@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 20:16:16 +0200
Subject: asalamualiakum

asalamualiakum
Greetings in the name of Allah. I am Mohamed Aziz director bank of Africa
Burkina Faso . I we like to transfer ten million six hundred thousand
dollars into you account for me to come and invest with you in your
country. one Andreas Schranner a Garman National Business man whose
endeavours various Business in Burkina Faso made a fixed deposit of Ten
Million, Six Hundred thousand Dollars for thirteen years now in my bank
here, and I have sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but
got no reply, After again I sent reminder and finally discovered from his
company that Mr. Andreas Schranner was among the plane that crashed on
Monday 31 July 2000.
After further investigation, it was discovered that he died without making
a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin proved fruitless. On
further investigation, it was discovered that Late Mr. Andreas Schranner
did not declare any next of kin or relatives in all his official documents
with our Bank. The total sum, $10,600,000.00 is still in my bank and the
interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each
year.

In accordance with the country's banking laws and constitution guiding
this bank stated if no body or person comes for such claim as the next of
kin , such money will be revert to the government treasury as unclaimed
fund. It is upon this respect I seek to present you as a foreign partner to
stand as the next of kin to the late customer since no one will come for
the claim in this life again, Upon your acceptance of this proposal, I
shall send to you by detailed information on how this deal would be carried
out, The money will be shared in the ratio: Sixty percent for me, forty
percent for you. I guarantee you that this will be executed under
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from every breach of law as I
will use my position here to perfect this business.

I want to remind you of the confidentiality of this Transaction at hand
whatever your decision is. I await your urgent response. Your detailed
reply should contain your mobile number for essay communication.contact me
through this my alternative email address (mrmohamed_aziz404@yahoo.fr

Thanks and regards.
Yours brother Mohamed Aziz
Private mobile +22675643320.

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