419 scam: Alli Mustapha <fedinvunit@gmail.com> Be kind to Reply

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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:

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:
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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.
- afriworldnig@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Alli Mustapha <fedinvunit@gmail.com>
Reply-To: afriworldnig@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2016 18:47:44 +0100
Subject: Be kind to Reply

Attention Realtor,

It pleases me to contact you since I know you will keep this proposal
secret. I have a Mutual/Beneficial Business Project which I want to
embark on.

1. Can you handle a project on my behalf?
2. Can I give you this trust ?

I am an Accountant and chairman of tender committee which award
contracts in the department of the Petroleum Resources of Nigeria. I
have funds totaling USD10.5M to push abroad for investment purposes
either in Real Estate or Hotel Business. Am very plain in all my
dealings, I want to let know know that this fund originated from
Over-estimated invoiced contract sum which was awarded to a foreign
firm in 2009.

However, the original contractor has fully executed the contract, the
project commissioned and the contractor paid his actual contract
worth, leaving behind the over-invoiced sum.

So, it is based on this that I now want you to come in so that I can
wire this fund to your account for the purpose of using it for
Investment in your country. I am a civil servant here in Nigeria and
not allowed to operate foreign accounts while still in office, so you
are therefore to stand in as one who executed the contract.

This is 100% risk free as modalities have been worked out that would
guarantee a hitch free transfer of this fund to your account. Now I
want to push out some money from my office on trust to your hands or
bank account for safe keeping.

These are legitimate funds, so you will not be exposed to any risk. I
request for your full co-operation. I will give you details and
procedure when I get your reply. Please return all mails to
afriworldnig@yahoo.com

Best Regard,
Alli Mustapha.

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