419 scam: "Alammin EL-Hali YarAdua"" <charlghan@yahoo.co.nz>" FOR A LASTING RELATIONSHIP

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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "is highly confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Alammin EL-Hali YarAdua"" <charlghan@yahoo.co.nz>"
Reply-To: alamminadua1@rediffmail.com
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:43:00 +0300 (EEST)
Subject: FOR A LASTING RELATIONSHIP

FOR A LASTING RELATIONSHIP
From Alammin EL-Hali Yar"Adua
Plot 235, Lord Harrington Drive,
Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.

Dear Sir/Madam.
I hope this correspondence meets you in good health, obviously, with great
expectation e-mail would not have been the best way to contact you but
while this correspondence is highly confidential and indeed private e-mail
seems to be the most secured and fastest way to communicate, I sincerely
apologize. Please, I crave your indulgence to read and address contents of
this e-mail with all confidentiality and Seriousness it deserves.

I am Alammin EL-Hali Yar"Adua, 29, an unemployed graduate, currently
participating at 3 month skill acquisition program of the Economic
Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Married with 1 child (a son) and
first son of late Dr Kasim Hamza Al-"Yar"Adua Chairman/Chief executive
officer of the Petroleum Development Trust Fund (PTDF) otherwise known as
(Excess Crude Oil Fund) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria I also have 2
younger brothers and 2 younger sisters all students. Including my ageing
mother who has been taking care of us since my father passed on.

I write to seek your esteemed assistance and cooperation for the purpose
of retrieving my inherited funds deposited with a financial institution
abroad totaling $12.5 million USD, for the purpose of investing same in a
viable business in your peacefully known country including furthering
our education therein. The fund was deposited by my late father.

Obviously, having lost my father, retrieving and investing the fund for
ourselves his immediate family specifically in your country has been the
dream and ideas of my late father, as such being the first son, I owe it
as an utmost responsibility to uphold his dream and ideas especially as it
concern investing in the country he cherished during his life time. I will
give you full details on receipt of your esteemed response. I await your
update. Thanks and Remain blessed.
Accept My Regards,
Alammin EL-Hali Yar"Adua
(N.B) ECOWAS IS A WEST AFRICAN REGIONAL BODY

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