419 scam: Sani Mustapha <sani_mustapha@y7mail.com> Anxiously waiting to hear from you.

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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)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Sani Mustapha <sani_mustapha@y7mail.com>
Reply-To: sanimustapha111@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 10:27:53 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Anxiously waiting to hear from you.

Dear Friend,
Let me start to introduce my self to you
I am Mr, Sani Mustapha I am in charge of auditing section in Bank Of Africa burkina faso (BOA),

i need your urgent assistance to transferring the sum of ($18.5million to your account.i will send you full details on how the business will be executed and also note that you will receive 50% of the above mentioned amount if you agree to assist me execute this business,if you are interested and capable to handle this business transaction, come up with the information's shown below/

1)Your full Name..............................
2)Your contact cell phone number................................
3) Your age....................................
4)Your sex:....................................
5)Your occupations................................
6)Your country and city.................................

As soon as all this information is send to me then i will send to you the text of Applicatin which you will fill and send to the Bank by Email

Thanks.
Mr, Sani Mustapha.

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