419 scam: Mr.Martine Buma <james@bruce-shoes.com> Urgent: Attention

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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:
- "god fearing " (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.
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.
- yusuf.alli@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr.Martine Buma <james@bruce-shoes.com>
Reply-To: <saofri@naver.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2015 22:04:36 -0700
Subject: Urgent: Attention

Attention: Please,

how are you today, I am happy to inform you about my success in transferring those funds under the cooperation of a new partner from Thailand. Presently I am in Thailand for project investment with the new partner.

Although I have not forgotten how you struggled to assist me transfer the funds despite that it fails us somehow.

Honestly specking you are in deed a good friend and a good person to do business with. For this reason, I have decided to compensate you with 15% from my own share of the money which amount the sum of(USD $250,000.00 Two hundred fifty Thousand U.S Dollars ) I left this amount with my secretary few days before traveling to Thailand.

I advice you contact my secretary Mr.Stephen.Nkrumah, for your own share of the money.

find his contact information below and contact him immediately

Contact person: Mr. Yusuf Ali.

Email: yusuf.alli@hotmail.com

Contact him immediately and instruct him on how to send your share of the money to you.

Mr.Stephen.Nkrumah is my secretary and a God fearing person.

Let me know once you receive the money so that we can celebrate together after all the suffering in the past

Thank you and have a lovely day

Mr.Martine Buma

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