419 scam: "ALISHA MUSTAFA"<jokomasi@gmail.com> My Estate Funds-Treat As Urgent

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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.
This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "ALISHA MUSTAFA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <i_rusti@w.cn>
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 06:44:43 +0200
Subject: My Estate Funds-Treat As Urgent

Hello,

I am Alisha Mustafa, 24years old girl from Libya Republic. I know we have not had any previous relationship before so I hope you will consider reading further as I mean no harm, all for good. I came from the Family of Mustafa in Libya and my father is Late Army Colonel Ahmed Abdul Mustafa who worked with the late dictator of Libya (Al-Qaddafi) on crude oil export and management in Libya until his death. I lost my father and mother and my only brother during the recent Al-Qaddafi political war in Libya but before my dad died in the hospital he gave me documents and a name of a banker in Benin republic where he has transferred all his assets. I am here in Benin Republic now and have confirmed the deposit of US$58Million deposited by my late father in ECO BANK here in Benin Republic.

I need your help to relocate these funds to your country in your bank account. I have been very sick because of neck injury I sustained from the riot and I have continued my treatment here in Benin Hospital. You can be rest assured that your reward will be handsome and the management of these funds will be placed under your care.

If you will assist me, please send me your full names, telephone, address and passport. I will send you the documents pertaining to this transaction and my personal photos.

Awaiting your anticipated positive response

Alisha Mustafa.

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