419 scam: "Mrs turai umaru yar dua"<fred.mark31@yahoo.com> .......................................HELP ME..........ITS VERY URGENT.......

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
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.
- sanusilamido4office@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs turai umaru yar dua" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sanusilamido4office@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 05:06:16 -0700
Subject: .......................................HELP ME..........ITS VERY URGENT...................

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mrs turai umaru yar dua, the wife of the late Nigeria

president {alhaji umaru yar dua}, whom died of Heart attack on the 5th of

May 2010 being Wenesday.

Due to this effect, I wish to move Some funds lodged in by my late Husband

before his Death in an account with FIN BANK (F.B) in one of they branch in west africa, to your country for a private Investmentsabroad.

I am seeking for your trust to assist me move this funds into Your

country for private investments now, and I wish that you are a trustworthy

person that cannot only assist me get the funds into your country alone, but

also keep It safe for me until I come over to your country and we shall

Make proper arrangements for good investments together.

I shall thank you after this funds has gotten into Your country through your assistance.

I await your quick response through this email address:(sanusilamido4office@gmail.com)this is my private email which i dont want people to know my email address okay.

Best regards.

Mrs turai umaru yar dua

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