419 scam: "Hajia Turai Yar'Adua"<infomydesk@mail.mn> PLEASE YOUR RESPONSE IS URGENTLY NEEDED OKAY

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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:
- "your country for safe keeping" (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)
- "million 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Hajia Turai Yar'Adua" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mydesk01@rocketmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:33:47 -0700
Subject: PLEASE YOUR RESPONSE IS URGENTLY NEEDED OKAY

My Dear,

I am the wife of the present democratic president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Turai Yar'Adua, I got your contact from one of my husband’s personal directory underlined as one of the foreigner/company he wanted to enter into partnership before his sickness, therefore I am encouraged and confidence to make this contact to you directly as you may be aware that my husband has been in comer for 3 months now,

I meet with my children yester night and discussed about one of the important issue facing the family right now and we agreed to contact you with this issue on trust having in our mind that my husband who always make right choices in his endeavors may have observe useful life style from you,

Please kindly give us your honest attention and assistance on this issue, I discovered Forty Million US Dollars deposit slip from one of my husband's private briefcase and I made inquiries about the reason for the deposit and found out that it was part of the money he budgeted for charity organization,

Now the way thing are going, the present acting president is acting very funny, trying to locate unreasonably, I therefore agreed with my children and family members to contact you and solicit your assistance to move the money out of this country to your country for safe keeping,

We would prefer moving it in cash through a diplomatic means to your country, I could connect you with one of the presidential diplomat who will fly the boxes to your country without any risk though we would not allow him to be aware of the content,

I am waiting for your response to give you more detail arrangement,

PLEASE KEEP IT SECRET OKAY,

Hajia Turai Yar'Adua

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