419 scam: Sarah Azumi <sazumi@mail.bg> AWAITING YOURS URGENT REPLY;

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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)
- "any lucrative business in your country" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Sarah Azumi <sazumi@mail.bg>
Reply-To: Sarah Azumi <azumisara1@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2015 19:58:19 +0900 (JST)
Subject: AWAITING YOURS URGENT REPLY;

Dear friend,
Good day to you. I
am pleased to get across to you for a very confidential and profitable
business proposal, Besides being interested in living and investing in
your country,

I am Miss. Sarah Azumi the daughter of Mr. Abdul
Sami Azumi of Sudan. My father was killed by his business partners on a
business trip. Following the problem that cost his death, I was forced
to live my country to Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire where my late father
deposited the sum of $(4.800.000.00) (Four Million Eight Hundred
united state dollars) in one of the security company here in Abidjan.
The money he made during his time as coco merchants in my country.

To
be honest with you, this is the only inheritance left for me by my late
father which i am with the necessary documents concerning this
deposited. Now i have succeeded in locating the security company here in
Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire and I am soliciting for your assistance to help
me to transfer this money into your country for investments so that we
can invest it in any lucrative business in your country because this is
my only hope of life. I have promise to gratify you with 25% of the
total sum if you assist me.

Please if you can be of any help, please kindly get back to me with the following requirements:

1. Your full name(s)
2. Full Address
3. Contact telephone number(s)
4. A copy of your Identity so I can be sure of whom I'm dealing with.

In
regards to this development, I'm willing to offer you a total sum of
25% of the money after you must have succeeded in helping me achive this
dream.

Thanks and God bless you for taking your time in reading.
Best regards,
Miss Sarah Azumi.

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