Couple of weeks after the death of the former head of state, Ex-President Umaru Musa
Yar’Adua, Nigerian conmen have decided to use the circumstances surrounding his death, his fame globally and his wealth and affluence to dupe people. Internet fraud has been the in-thing among the younger guys who are in a haste to make money. They keep coming up with new ideas and tactics. So anyone who is conversant with these dubious acts will not be surprised as Turai, the late president’s wife has been their latest subject. A lot of known celebrities and even popular actresses have had their share of this experience in the past. They use the name of the high and mighty in the society to trick people.
And the latest mail going around town is one claimed to be from Turai soliciting for help.
The mail reads: “I am Haija Turai Yar’Adua, wife to the late Nigerian Head of state, President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua who died on the 5th May 2010 while
still on active service for our Country. I am contacting you with the hope
that you will be of great assistance to me, I currently have within my
reach the sum of $14,258,000.00 USD (Fourteen Millions Two Hundred and
Fifty Eight Thousand United States Dollars) cash which I intend to use for
investment purposes outside Nigeria.
This money came as a result of a payback contract deal between my husband
and a Russian firm in our country's multi-billion dollar Ajaokuta steel
plant. The Russian partners returned my husbands share being the above sum
after his death.
Presently, the new civilian Government has intensified their probe into my
husband’s financial resources which has led to the freezing of all our
accounts, local and foreign, the revoking of all our business licences.In
view of this I acted very fast to withdraw this money from one of our
finance houses before it was closed down.
I have deposited the money in a security company with the help of very
loyal officials of my late husband. No record is known about this fund by
the government because there is no documentation showing that we received
such funds.
Due to the current situation in the country and government attitude to my
family, I cannot make use of this money within and I currently live in
Nigeria for security reasons and to monitor properly the funds that my
late husband left in the security company thus I seek your help in
transferring this funds out of this country.
Please if you can do this for me 40% of the total sum will be for you.
Contact My Lawyer with this email:
Name: Barr Jay Mchenry
Email: barr.22mchenry@gmail.com
Regards,
Haija Turai Yar’Adua”
Even though any Nigerian might be able to detect a foul play right from the beginning of the mail, what most of these 419 guys do is to use a popular Nigeria figure to defraud other people in other countries and vice versa. The amount they always promise to give out is always irresistible. Interestingly, with all the awareness on Internet fraud; some people are still falling into the prey of these scammers.
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