419 scam: "HAJIA TURAI MUSA YAR'DUA"<tt@aol.com> RE:ENQUIRY

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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)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- hajia.turai@rediffmail.com (Rediffmail, India; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- correspondence must be by any of this email addresses (hajia.turai@rediffmail.com or hassanyaradiua@rediffmail.com). i must use this (Rediffmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "HAJIA TURAI MUSA YAR'DUA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ubnmail@rediffmail.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 01:38:16 +0100
Subject: RE:ENQUIRY

Letter From Hajia Turai Umaru Yar'Adua
No. 31 Musa Yar'adua Avenue
Kastina State. Nigeria.

Assalam'alaikum,

I am Hajia Turai Umaru Yar'Adua wife of the last Nigerian Head of State, President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria who died at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja on the 5/05/2010 at the age of 58. Yar'Adua had been battling acute pericaditis, an inflammation of the membrane around the heart, since November last year for which he received treatment at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

I am contacting you in view of the fact that we will be of great assistance to each other, likewise developing a cordial Mutual business relationship. I currently have within my reach the sum of US$50M United States dollars, and we want to use this opportunity to transfer the sum of US$50M to you through accredited diplomatic channels for safe keeping abroad because we are having a lot of pressure from the present government of Jonathan Goodluck to confiscate all our family treasures.
Right now, the new civilian government of Jonathan Goodluck has intensified to withdraw the security aids of my late husband and is threatening to confiscate all our family treasure and, my late husband's financial resources and he intends to frozen our accounts from a reliable source reaching my family. In view of these facts, I acted fast to lodge the US$50,000,000.00 USD into a security vault and deposited it in a security company.

Due to the current situation in the country concerning the Government's attitude towards my family, it has become quite impossible for me to make use of this money, thus upon your consent, I shall expect you to contact my son Hassan Musa Yar'Adua with the above Tel No: +234-9-7821293 urgently to enable us discuss in detail about this transaction.

Bearing in mind that your assistance is needed to transfer this fund, I propose a commission of 30% of the sum to you for the expected service and assistance. Your response is highly needed so as to stop further contact.

With tears I am as a widow asking you to come to our family rescue to avoid the present government of Jonathan Goodluck confiscating all my husband has worked for. You can visit these websites for your confirmation.
Please read the publication of:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8672294.stm

www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=172644
http://assemblyonline.info/?p=2238

All correspondence must be by any of this email addresses (hajia.turai@rediffmail.com or hassanyaradiua@rediffmail.com). I must use this opportunity to implore you to exercise the utmost indulgence to keep this matter extra ordinarily confidential as I wait to hear from you.

Best regards,

Hajia Turai Umaru Yar'Adua

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