419 scam: turai yardua <hajiaturaiyardua@att.net> ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT

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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:
- "hajiaturai55@f-mail.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: turai yardua <hajiaturaiyardua@att.net>
Reply-To: hajiaturai55@f-mail.net
Date: Sat, 15 May 2010 10:15:21 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT

Attention Dear,

I am Hajia Turai Yar Adua, wife to Nigeria Late President Umaru Yar'Adua,who died on Wednesday 5th of March 2010 after long illness described as "acute pericarditis". I have decided to transfer one of my late husband's fortune to you for private investment goals. I beg your assistance to permit me to include your name in the deposit documents as our beneficiary/recipient of huge fund port-folio deposited abroad with a security firm so that you can get the fund into the banking system in your name until when the present titanic struggle for presidential power in the nation's corridors passes over. Please go through the below link for more details:

http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/africa/President-YarAdua-Laid-to-Rest-in-Northern-Nigeria-92979669.html

Please get back to me via my private email:hajiaturai55@f-mail.net to enable me contact our family lawyer to effect all necessary changes on the deposit papers to your name so that the proceeds of this deposit worth ($48 Million USD) can be released to you by the security company since I can not front my self neither any of my family member to handle the claim not even any Nigerian no matter how close to avoid scandal. Please go through this link for more details: http://allafrica.com/stories/201002250872.html

However, I never would believe that you could for any reason ignore and refuse to assist this family with the depressed matter on ground, I am relating the matter to you following the recommendation of my husband's view while still alive as stated on his record with full confidence from the heart of the entire family that you will be of unconditional assistance to the matter for the benefit of both of us. Therefore, I pray you act swiftly/sincerely as you should know that such a secret should not be revealed to one we don't trust. I am prepared to offer you 25% of the total sum for your participation in this

investment aim.

PLEASE GIVE THIS MATTER THE URGENT ATTENTION IT DESERVES.

Sincerely,

Hajia Turai Yar Adua

(Former First Lady-F.R.N.)

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