419 scam: Zandel Ahmedou H <ruifern345@gmail.com> ASSALAMUA LEIKUM (PRIVATE BUSINESS,URGENT ANSWER

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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:
- "million united states 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- hzandel@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Zandel Ahmedou H <ruifern345@gmail.com>
Reply-To: hzandel@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2018 15:53:47 +0200
Subject: ASSALAMUA LEIKUM (PRIVATE BUSINESS,URGENT ANSWER

FROM:THE DESK OF DR.AHMEDOU HAZU ZANDEL
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO)
FOREIGN ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT DEPARTMENT
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (AFDBG)
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO-BF

Hello !

Assalamua leikum

We got your contact from international guide/business directory on
meticulous searching for honest and trustworthy person from your
country that is capable of handling international business transaction
successful, such as the one we are having at hand right now. Thanks to
Almighty Allah.

I am the current Chief Executive Officer in charge of the Foreign
Accounts and Audit Department of the African Development Bank.

My main purpose of contacting you is that in collaboration with my
Assistant Director have planned to invest and have our own company in
your country, but only us cannot handle the business without the help
of a Honest and Trustworthy Person like You; because we are not
citizens of your country. The amount involved in the business deal is
only sum of $170,000,000.00 (One Hundred and Seventy Million United
States Dollars ). We want you to help us in receiving this amount on
percentage bases.

So please, kindly reply immediately by sending your private contacts
to this my private e-mail address: hzandel@gmail.com so that we will
let you on how we are going to work together and make the transaction
possible soonest, and you will receive this total amount within 3
official banking days without stress and without any problems. And
also for us to talk about what will be your percentage (your
percentage is very important to us) OK.

Also we want you to choose receiving the fund into your bank accounts
or to receive it by international Prepaid MasterCard? .And we hope you
do understand that secret is one of the most important key to any
successful business deal.

So please, we want you to keep everything concerning this our business
deal confidentiality to yourself till we received the funds successful
completed under your secret care and control. So as to avoid any enemy
of progress causing an unexpected problem for you and us. Because we
are among the top directors of our bank and don't want any thing
complication and problem OK.

I'm waiting for your answer so that i will know the next thing for me to do .

Yours Faithfully,
DR.AHMEDOU HAZU ZANDEL.

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