419 scam: DR RAHIM MUSTAPHA <rahimtapha1965@gmail.com> From the Desk of Dr.Rahim Mustapha,

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: DR RAHIM MUSTAPHA <rahimtapha1965@gmail.com>
Reply-To: rahim_mustapha2000@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 06:23:55 -0800
Subject: From the Desk of Dr.Rahim Mustapha,

>From the Desk of Dr.Rahim Mustapha,
Nigerian National Petroleum Co-operation
Head Office Lagos-Nigeria
D/L TEL+00234(802) 954 76 67

I am Dr Rahim Mustapha an accountant, at the Nigerian National
Petroleum co-operation.(N.N.P.C). I know this letter will come to you
as a surprise but I want you to understand that my contacting you is
divine because I want us to do this business deal together. I got your
contact from international brochure and decided to contact
you.Therefore, I am contacting you concerning a fund valued at
$22.5million (Twenty two million, five hundred thousand US Dollars).

This $22.5million has been in the suspense account of my department
for some time now which represents the surplus of an over-valued
contract executed for the corporation some years back.I am seeking if
you will permit the surplus to be remitted into your personal/company
account so that the money remitted will be shared among the parties
concerned.

However, I want to receive your assurance that you will protect this
funds when it goes into your account. Most importantly, this
transaction must be kept confidential in order to protect the
confidence reposed in the officials involved during this transaction.

We have agreed in principle that 65% of the money goes to the official
where the money originated while 30% to the owner of the account.5%
for local and international expenses incurred during the transaction.I
wish to inform you that this transaction requires urgent reply if you
are interested to enable us conclude it soonest.

If you accept this request, please respond immediately with the
following details stated below

(1) The name and address of the bank where you want this funds remitted
(2)your bank account numbers including the swift code
(3)Telephone and fax numbers of the bank including the bank telex numbers
(4)Your telephone and fax numbers including your mobile phone numbers.

Note also that it will take (14) banking days for us to conclude this
deal upon the receipt of the above information from you.

Your urgent response will be highly appreciated.
Best regards,
Dr.Rahim Mustapha.
D/L TEL+00234(802) 954 76 67

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