419 scam: "TARIz LILONGWE NAZIR" <tariznazir@yandex.com> Re: CAN YOU ASSIST IN THIS?

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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.

Fraud email example:

From: "TARIz LILONGWE NAZIR" <tariznazir@yandex.com>
Reply-To: nazirltariz@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 12:47:49 -0000
Subject: Re: CAN YOU ASSIST IN THIS?

Greetings Dear,

You may surprise to receive my letter though. I would like to develop a
business relationship with you by establishing a trust agreement where you
shall hold,manage,invest and distribute all assets received from me in
trust and the proceeds there from, under a term of the trust agreement.

My name is TARIz LILONGWE NAZIR, I was a Personal Assistant to the
embattled Late Libya Leader Son from Sirte, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, who was
captured and arrested on the On 19th November 2011 in the southern Libyan
desert by rebels from the western mountain town of Zindan and taken to the
town of Zintan currently await trials by the new court system for charges
of crimes against humanity,I write to you because I need a trustworthy and
honest person who I can entrust with the sum of US$30m.

I and the Saif al-Islam secured this money in a security firm ABROAD,in my
name before his arrest. Now I can not travel out of SAUDI ARABIA, where I
am on asylum, I am asking for your assistance to have this money in your
care until I secure travel documents to come over to your country. I have
the title document to the lodgement of the fund.This is genuine and
legitimate.Please advise me on your position via email.Please I await your
prompt reply.

Regards,
Tariz L. Nazir.
31/08/2014

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