419 scam: "Mbatata.San"<mr.mbatambatata@hotmail.com> Mutual Trust/Investment

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "million united states 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.
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.
- +2348074725333 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- mr.mbatambatata@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- the near future. contact me via this mail id e-mail: mr.mbatambatata@hotmail.com, or email: mbata.san@hotmail.com, for confidentiality (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mbatata.San" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mbata.san@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 09:51:16 -0700
Subject: Mutual Trust/Investment

Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Mr.Mbata.M.Mbatata (San), the family attorney to Late Umaru Musa Yar- adua former President Federal Republic of Nigeria who died on Wednesday 5th may 2010.

I have been instructed by his Wife Hajia Turia to get a foreign investor who will be fronted and to move out the some of (USD$200, 000, 000, 00) Two Hundred Million United States Dollars, oversea for an investment and to sale Five Petroleum Crude Oil Bloc that was among the oil blocs allocated to his husband as then Head of state and commander in chief Of Armed Forces Federal Republic of Nigeria.

This was based on their present situation at hand hence the Acting president is declared the New President (Good Luck Ebele Jonathan)leadership as the head of State Of Nigeria.

As a result of this, Hajia Turia has obliges me to sort for a trustworthy Person or Firm Oversea who will not use her misfortune to betray her/Family at the end of this transaction.

If you are willing and capable to facilitate this business, kindly and confidentially furnish me with your details

information’s below: -

1.) Private/Telephone /fax number.
2.) Contact address and City Post Code number.
3) International Passport data Copy Or National Identity Card
4)Bank name, Address, Account number ,account name, Swift/Sort Code.

Considering the current situation in Nigeria, they do not feel safe in bringing the fund into Nigeria and does not want their name to reflect on the claim of the fund in the interim thereby needs your assistance for the claim and investment.
As a family Lawyer I will prepare all formal binding documents including the Memorandum of Understanding (M.O.U) covering the entire transactions. And also secure various formal approvals needed within 7days on receipt of the above requested information’s.

The entire family have agreed to offer you 30% of the total value for your assistance, 10% shall be for expenses that both parties might incure, while 60% shall be for the commercial investment in real estate, hotel services, aviation managements and Oil Exploration/services etc.

For further clarification and arranging for a meeting to sign all the relevant documents to facilitate the release of the deposited funds in your favour as the beneficiary on your behalf.

She‘s a mother of six children with many grand sons and daughters and shall be happy to meet you in the near future.

Contact me via this mail ID E-mail: mr.mbatambatata@hotmail.com, or Email: mbata.san@hotmail.com, for confidentiality purpose. Tel:+ 234 80747 25333.

Yours faithfully
Mr.Mbata.M.Mbatata(San)

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