419 scam: "Hajia Turai Yar'Adua"<www@bab.com> GET BACK TO ME ASAP!

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "turaiyaradua1@w.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Hajia Turai Yar'Adua" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <turaiyaradua123@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 06:43:21 -0700
Subject: GET BACK TO ME ASAP!

My dear friend,

I sternly apologize for transmitting this unsolicited letter to you this day; I hope you are in great shape? My name is Hajia Turai Yar'Adua the widow of the late Nigerian president who died after undergoing treatment in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia for inflammation around his heart after suffering from chest pains. Visit this site for more info: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6187249.stm

I want you to help me and invest the sum of ($45 Million USD) which my husband deposited in a security firm in Oversea before he died recently. Note, the funds were deposited as security bonds worth ($45 Million USD) before he went to a hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in November 2009.

I will send to you all the necessary documents that will mandate you to claim the security deposit bonds, as the sole beneficiary of the security deposit bonds. 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 35% out from the total sum while 5% is been set aside for any expenses.

I believe you must have heard about my husband’s death and this will not come to you as a surprise but please try and understand exactly what I am talking here. I look forward for your kind update. Please email me your willing to proceed. For security reasons contact me through my E-mail: ( turaiyaradua1@w.cn )

Sincerely,

Hajia Turai Yar'Adua

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