419 scam: "HAJIA TURAI YAR ADUA"<firstladyng@presidency.com> SPECIALLY DIRECTED TO YOU FOR ASSISTANCE

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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:
- "search for a reliable person" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348053569016 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "HAJIA TURAI YAR ADUA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pamelagoldfoundation@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 08:28:06 +0100
Subject: SPECIALLY DIRECTED TO YOU FOR ASSISTANCE

Attention!!

I am wife of the recent LATE president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar Adua, I got your contact from one of my husband’s personal directory underlined therein as one of the foreigner he wanted to enter into partnership with before he died, hence I decided to contact you inline with the same confidence,

I meet with concerned members of my family last Night and discussed about one of the important issue bothering the family at present, on our search for a reliable person who will assist the family on this particular issue, we resolved and agreed to contact you and solicit your assistance having come across you contact as one to whom my late husband wanted to enter into partnership with before he died

On this view, the entire family of late Alhaji Musa Yar Adua needs your kind assistance on this particular issue, the issue is that I discovered fund deposit documents of Forty Five Million US Dollars made by my late husband with a security company for family investment and now he is late, the present president of the Country intention is to liquidate some of my late husband's assets alleged to be government diverted funds, therefore putting unnecessary pressure to my family to declare assets, though my family is delaying the declaration of assets until we change the entire documentation relating to this particular deposit of Forty Five Million US Dollars to your name as beneficiary,

On this arrangement, your response is needed urgently for more detail information about the process and benefits, the entire document are presently with me, upon receipt of your response to this message, I shall instruct our family Lawyer to do change of ownership to your name and copies of deposit document will be send to you with detail information for claim and copy of my International passport will be send to you for identification along with subsequent investment advise,

Conclusively, the family has resolved and agreed to compensate you with 20% of the total amount for your assistance and will employ your service to handle our investment in your Country as the CEO,

Please call our family lawyer Barrister Paul Suleman Phone +234-805-3569016 for more explanation

GO THROUGH ALL THESE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6187249.stm
http://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/articles/newsflash/president-umaru-musa-yaradua-is-dead.html
http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/News/National/5564878-146/umaru_yaradua_is_dead.csp
http://www.websitekraft.com/alhaji-umaru-musa-yaradua-dead-president-of-nigeria-13th-head-of-state/
http://www.articlesbase.com/politics-articles/president-umaru-musa-yaradua-is-dead-us-president-obama-delivers-statement-2308384.html

Looking forward to your urgent response,

Hajia Turai Yar'Adua

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