419 scam: "ibrahim musa" <ibrahim_musa275@latinmail.com> 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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million us dollars" (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)
- "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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.
- musaibrahim14@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ibrahim musa" <ibrahim_musa275@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 18:02:23 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: URGENT

DEAR SIR,
I AM MUSA IBRAHIM, THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT WITH THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL
PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC). WE HAVE A FLOATING TWENTY SEVEN MILLION
US DOLLARS ACCRUED FROM( USD $27,000,000,00)
EXCESS VALUATION OF CONTRACTS AWARDED TO FOREIGN CONTRACTORS IN THE
PAST. I AND MY COLLEGUES WHO ARE PRIVY TO THIS EXCESS FUNDS ARE SOLICITING
FORYOUR ASSISTANCE TO GET THIS FUNDS TRANSFERED ABROAD INTO A FORIEGN
ACCOUNT.UPON ACCEPTANCE, YOU SHOULD FORWARD TO ME YOUR BANKING
CORDINATE, INCLUDING YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER( MOBILE PREFERABLE WE SHALL
FURNISH YOU WITH MORE DETAILS.
BE ASSURED THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS RISK FREE AS WE HAVE PERFECTED ALL
THAT IS REQUIRED TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE.
TREAT AS MOST CONFIDENTIAL.
WHILE THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE,I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR RESPONSE.
ALL CORRESPONDENCES SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO musaibrahim14@yahoo.com

PHONE 234 80 38405580

YOURS FAITHFULY

MUSA IBRAHIM

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