419 scam: "USMAN T."<donna@town.sunapee.nh.us> VERY IMPORTANT

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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:
- "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "consignment " (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)
- "30% for you " (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.
- usmantimta@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "USMAN T." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <timtausman@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2014 10:09:55 -0500
Subject: VERY IMPORTANT

Kind Attention:

Compliments of the day. I know you may be apprehensive reading my mail as I believe this is certainly an unconventional approach to starting up a relationship, however due to the precarious situation we currently face here; I am forced to make contacts to you through this desperate medium. I am USMAN TIMTA, the first son, of the second wife of Alhaji Idrissa Timta , the late Emir of Gwosa in Borno State, Nigeria, who was killed by the boko haram terrorists on the 30 May 2014. Please view link for further clarification.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/30/world/africa/nigeria-violence/

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-27641730

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/30/us-nigeria-boko-haram-kidnapping-idUSKBN0EA16220140530

I am contacting you for a sincere partnership which would be beneficial to the both of us. Due to my closeness to my late father, I am privileged to know some of the places he had investments and deposits, particularly the 6.3m$ which he deposited with a security company of which documents I have in my possession. My father being the late king of a highly volatile Gwosa in Borno state, who also spoke against the incessant killings of innocent people by the boko haram terrorists, made us (his children) targets to these terrorists who brutally murder innocent people in numbers on daily basis.

Going by the prevailing circumstances, it has become imperative for me to relocate to another country where I can safely invest this deposit and establish myself to avoid any uncertainty. However, after a confidential heart to heart discussion with my family lawyer on the modalities for claiming the 6.3m$ left behind by my father in a security company, he gave me a professional advice on the best way to lay claims to these funds to avoid any altercation since it is deposited in a security company as a consignment box with family valuable treasures. He advised I get a trusted and a sincere foreign partner who I can transfer the ownership/beneficiary of the funds to his name, while he/she receives it on my behalf. My family lawyer assured me that once I get a trusted partner,he would procure and process all the necessary legal documents to effect the change of beneficiary in the receiving partner’s name, which automatically makes him/her the bonafide and legal beneficiary to the funds, so it can be moved succe

Please before we proceed, I want to know if I can wholly trust you in this transaction while I present you to the security company as the new beneficiary to these funds of which I would give you more details upon your affirmative response. I propose a share of 30% for you while 70% comes to me, as I would be coming over to your country to meet with you and your family and also invest part of my share into real estate business upon the successful conclusion of this transaction. While I await your sincere and affirmative response, I implore you to keep strict confidentiality of this deal to yourself alone until it is executed successfully. Your timely response will be highly appreciated. Thanks

Regards

Usman Timta

Private Email: usmantimta@yahoo.es

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