419 scam: "Mr. Issaka Aziz" <issakaaziz01@yandex.com> Urgent respond is needed,

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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:
- "hundred thousand us 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)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Issaka Aziz" <issakaaziz01@yandex.com>
Reply-To: issaka.aziz01@mail.com
Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2019 20:52:01 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Urgent respond is needed,

Urgent respond is needed,

I am the manager of bill and exchange at the foreign remittance Department of the bank, and I am writing following the information about you through International web directory and wish you are capable and reliable to champion this business opportunity.

In my department, i discovered an abandoned sum of $15.8m USD,(Fifteen million,Eight hundred thousand US dollars). belongs to one of our foreign customer who unfortunately lost his life with his family in a Motor Accident. Since we got information about his death, the bank have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim his money, because we cannot release it unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines,

It is therefore upon this discovery that I have decided to make this business proposal to you and so that you will as his relative and the bank will release this money to you which we will share in this percentages ratio, 55% to me and 45% to you. i don't want this money to go into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund. All I request is your utmost sincere co-operation, trust and maximum confidentiality to achieve this project successfully.

I will provide all the relevant document that will be requested to indicate that you are the rightful beneficiary of this legacy and our bank will release the fund to you without any further delay, upon your consideration and acceptance of this offer, please let me know your interest so we can proceed and get this fund transferred to your designated bank account immediately.

Trusting to hear from you immediately
Mr. Issaka Aziz

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