419 scam: Mrs Hajia Turai Yar Adua <hajia.yaradua@btinternet.com> Attention Please.

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned 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: Mrs Hajia Turai Yar Adua <hajia.yaradua@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: mrs.hajia.turai.yar.adua@hotmail.fr
Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 01:44:21 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Attention Please.

Attention Please.

My name is Hajia. Turai Yar Adua, wife to the late President of Nigeria, Umar Yar Adua. I

need your consent to enable me move some fund to oversea for an investment through bank to

bank money transfer of the sum of $35,000,000.00 USD. My late husband passed on the 4th of

May and this fund has been in the bank with some documents in the bank in Abidjan Cote

d'ivoire west Africa in our neibhouring country before his ill health.

I have to use the contact of my lawyer in Abidjan the neibhouring country, the country of

the fund origin where my late husband made the fix deposit,I need your consent as I am now

on check and I will have to use my contact in the presidency to make the arrangement so

that my lawyer will forward to you all the details and documents relating to this

transaction as a prove to you.

He is a diplomat and has a diplomatic right, he knows what to do. If I can count on you,

then let me have this informations below:

1) Your full name:....................

2) Your office or home address:.....................

3) Your private tele phone & fax number where I can contact you easly:.........

4) The name of the Airport that is very close to you:................

With all this information I shall give you all the proves and details to my lawyer so that

you can be in contact with him for him to give you all the documents about this fund and

the contact of the bank about the transfer of the money to any account of your choice even

in your countries account for investment, I WILL OFFER YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL MONEY AFTER THE

SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT.

My lawyer will come to your country for the sharing of the money after the money is in your

account.

Finally if this arrangement AND YOU CAN HANDLE THIS TRANSACTON EFFECTIVILY I WANT YOU TO

REPLY TO ME WITH THIS PRIVATE EMAIL SO THAT I CAN GIVE YOU THE CONTACT OF MY LAWYER TO GIVE

YOU MORE INFORMATIONS, As you know I am on Check and will not be able to be writing you or

recieve any call for security reasons.

Thanks as I wait for your mail for this great opportunity that comes to your way.

Hajia. Turai Yar Adua.

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