419 scam: "Sir Matuba Shaik"<sir_matubashaik@hotmail.co.uk> [!! SPAM] URGENT IN NEED OF BUSNESS

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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!

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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:
- "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "any lucrative business in your country" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- sirmatubashaik@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Sir Matuba Shaik" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sirmatubashaik@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:09:15 +0530
Subject: [!! SPAM] URGENT IN NEED OF BUSNESS

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Dearest One,
It is my pleasure to write you after much consideration since I can not be
able to see you face to face at first.
Being the first son of my detained Father, Mr. Schabir Shaik. You can
read from the website below:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schabir_Shaik_trial
http://connect.in.com/schabir-shaik/profile-249641.html
He had been jailed in South Africa for fifteen years. Before his sentence,
he disclose to me that he deposited
huge amount of dollars($3.2M only) in one prime Security Company in
Scotland United Kingdom
Though, according to my detained Father, he deposited the money in the
Security Company for save keeping in favor of we been his children as a
family treasure,
For this i decided to invest this funds in abroad, why because with wisdom
a house is build, and with understand it was established, he disclosed to
me where he kept the necessary documents(Lodgement documents) issued to
him by
the Security Company Management, and instructed me to seek for a life time
investment abroad, and invest the money wisely. I have succeeded in
locating the Security Company in Scotland United Kingdom and
confirmed the existence with most honest and confidentiality. Now I am
soliciting for your assistance to help me invest this money in your
country, through it i will settle down there also with my family please
dear one. so that we should invest it in any lucrative business in your
country
because this is my only hope in life. Your handsome reward is negotiable
and I promise to compensate you greatly.
Awaiting to hear from you so that we can discuss the modalities of this
investment. If this proposal is acceptable,
please kindly contact me through e-mail address:
sirmatubashaik@hotmail.co.uk
If you are not comfortable with the proposal, please do not hesitate to
discontinue.
Thanks for your kind attention and mutual understanding .

Best Regards
Sir. Matuba Shaik and Mother Zulheikha Shaik

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