419 scam: "Mr.MUSTAFA USMAN" <dony@kaltimpost.net> (no subject)

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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:
- "million 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)
- "30% for you " (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)
- "tam.usman@yandex.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a "dying merchant" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.MUSTAFA USMAN" <dony@kaltimpost.net>
Reply-To: "tam.usman@yandex.com" <tam.usman@yandex.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2015 04:06:25 +0700 (WIB)
Subject:

Greeting,

As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I believe everyone will die someday.

My name is MUSTAFA USMAN from United Arab Emirate and a merchant. I have been diagnosed with Oesophageal cancer which has now defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have only about a few weeks to live according to medical experts.

I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for anyone (not even myself) but my business. Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I was a bit hostile to people and only focused on my business as the only thing I cared for. But now I regret all this as I now know that there is more to life than just wanting to have or make all the money in the world.
I believe when God gives me a second chance to come back into this world after death, I would live my life a different way from how I have lived it. Now that God is about called me home, I have willed and given most of my property and assets to my immediate and extended family members as well as a few close friends.
I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul, so I have decided to give alms to charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I do on earth. So far, I have distributed money to some charity organizations in the U.A.E, Algeria and Malaysia. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I can't do this myself anymore. I once asked members of my family and a closed associate to close two of my accounts and distribute the money which I left there to charity organization in Bulgaria and Cambodia, they refused and kept the money to themselves.

Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with what I have left for them. The last of my money no one knew whereabouts is the huge cash deposit $7,100,000,00 million dollars that I have with a Security Holding Firm in a European country.

I will want you to help me claim this deposit and dispatched it to a charity for humanitarian work. I have set aside 30% for you and for your time. Please have the thoughts of dispatching these funds into a charity for humanitarian work after being secure successfully into your custody.

Reply me for more details via my private account:tam.usman@yandex.com
GOOD BLESS YOU.
MUSTAFA USMAN.

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