419 scam: "AHMED MUSTAPHA"<ahmed_mustapha_001@yahoo.co.jp> RE: GET BACK TO ME IF YOU ARE INTE34STED

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "cost of transfer" (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. )
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "confidentiality of this transaction" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "AHMED MUSTAPHA" (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2015 02:50:36 +0100
Subject: RE: GET BACK TO ME IF YOU ARE INTE34STED

Dear Friend,

It is with trust and confidence that i write to make this urgent business proposal to you.i was assigned by two of my colleague to seek for a foreign partner who will assist us in providing a convenient foreign account in any designated bank abroad for the transfer of us$25,500,000.00 pending on our arrival in your country for utilization and disbursement with the owner of the account.

This amount results from a deliberate inflation of the value of a contract awarded by our ministry - the federal ministry of agriculture (FMA)to an expatriate company.the contract has been executed and payment made to the original contractor,remaining the over-invoiced amount of us$25.5 million,which we want to transfer out the country.the transfer of this money can only be possible with the help of a foreigner who will be presented as the beneficiary of the fund.as government officials, we are not allowed to operate foreign accounts,and this is the reason why we decided to contact you. we have agreed that if you/your company can act as the beneficiary of this fund (us$25,500,000.00 million)20% of the total sum will be for you for providing the account while 10% will be set aside for the expenses incurred during the cost of transfer of the fund into your account while 70% will be reserved for us.

We hereby solicit for your assistance in providing a convenient account number in a designated bank abroad where this fund would be transferred.we intend coming over there on the completion of this transfer.please note that we have carefully put all arrangements towards the success and smooth transfer of the funds. for security reasons and confidentiality of this transaction, we demand that you should not expose this proposal and the entire transaction to anybody.

Be rest assured that this transaction is 100% risk free. if this proposal is acceptable to you,indicate your interest

Yours faithfully,
Alhaji Mustapha Ahmed

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