419 scam: "musa umaru yar'adua" <mailmeasap@inMail24.com> musa

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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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 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.
- info_highlight_update@yahoo.co.nz (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "musa umaru yar'adua" <mailmeasap@inMail24.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: newest_update_news@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:00:01 +0100
Subject: musa

Hello Dear Friend,
I am one of the late president of Nigeria's Son,
I am Mr.Musa Umaru Yar'Adua, the son of former late head of state
Nigeria Umaru Yar'Adua, I want you to please help me and invest the sum of
$15 Million Dollars which my late father deposited in a security firm in
Oversea before he died. Note, the funds where deposited for my family
investment over their in your
country. I want to do this before my government put eyebrow in our
property. my mother instructed me to contact you, if our condition touch
your heart help us to save this money.

I will send to you all the necessary documents that will mandate you to
claim the deposit as the sole beneficiary . Please if you are willing to
assist me, kindly email me
back so that we will proceed immediately. After all is been done, you will
take 30% out from the total sum while 10% is been set aside for any
expense.

I believe you must have heard about my father?s death and this will not
come to you as a surprise but please try and understand exactly what I am
talking about here. Please if you are ready to work with me, email me your
willingness to proceed. For security reasons call me on
I look forward for your kind update.. you can go through he website for
more story about my late father death,
http://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/articles/newsflash/president-umaru-musa-yaradua-is-dead.html

Healthy regards,
Mr.Musa Umaru Yar'Adua.
contact me on my private Email: info_highlight_update@yahoo.co.nz

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