419 scam: "Aliu Abubakar"<hahhhh@gmail.com> FROM ALIU ABUBAKAR.

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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Aliu Abubakar" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <worldglobal_gold@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Mon, 3 May 2010 22:18:48 -0700
Subject: FROM ALIU ABUBAKAR.

Attn: Sir/Ma,

I will like to propose to you a gold business if you have any link of somebody that deals on gold or can purchase gold from us. I would like to explain to you clearly about our gold dust and our Company. I’m Alhaji Aliu Abubakar. the Snr Sales Manager of (Yanfolila Gold Miners).We are licensed Gold exporters and Gold Miners.

Presently we are having 275kg of Gold Dust at stock with the Transit Customs office ready for exportation as soon as we have good customer like you and your company that is ready and capable to purchase gold.

Our gold dust is 22 carats or better. The purity is not less than 92.05%. And the price we will sell to you is $17,500 USD per kilo. Exporting of Gold here in our country is very easy.

All you needed is to come down here in UK, to meet our company representative discuss with them and sign a contract with us whereby we take it to the Security Transit Company for you.

I will like you to know that we are not Brokers or agents that get this Gold from other people or Company to sell; we do exploit this Gold from our Village Mining Field in Yanfolila.

Hope to hear from you. Get back to me so that I will give you full details of how the business is going to be.

Best Regards,

Alhaji Aliu Abubakar.

Snr Sales Manager (Yanfolila Gold Miners).

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