419 scam: Alusi Mustafa <alusimustafa@gmail.com> READ VERY CAREFUL

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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:
- "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)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Alusi Mustafa <alusimustafa@gmail.com>
Reply-To: alusigambo@o2.pl
Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2010 10:21:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: READ VERY CAREFUL

DEAR,

I AM MR.MUSTAFA ALUSI GAMBO.I WORK IN THE REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK, OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO.I HAVE A BUSINESS WHICH WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US.

THE AMOUNT OF MONEY INVOLVED IS [$5.2MILLION US DOLLARS] WHICH I WANT TO TRANSFER OUT OF THE COUNTRY TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, ALL TO MY FINANCIAL BENEFIT AND YOURS TOO AND ALSO TO FLY MY WIFE TO UNITED STATE OF AMERICA FOR TREATMENT OF LUNG/BREAST CANCER, THIS MONEY IS OWNED BY A MAN CALLED [JAMES HEBREW] A BUSINESS COMMERCIALIST IN WEST-AFRICAN REGIONS. HE HAS BEEN DEAD SINCE TWO YEARS AGO AND SINCE THEN NO CLAIM HAS BEEN PLACED ON HIS BANK ACCOUNT BALANCE.

I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF THE COUNTRY BUT SUCH FUND CAN NOT BE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT A NEXT OF KIN ATTACHED TO THE FUND. THE FUND COULD BE TRANSFERRED IN THESE WAY; [YOU SHALL PRESENT YOURSELF AS A RELATIVE & BUSINESS ASSOCIATES TO THE DECEASED PERSON [JAMES HEBREW] DETAILS SHALL BE THAT YOU ARE THE CARE-TAKER TO MR.JAMES HEBREW PROPERTIES.

I SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO YOU MATERIALS AND INFORMATION WITH WHICH A SUCCESSFUL CLAIM SHALL BE PLACED ON THE FUND. I SHALL BE YOUR GUIDIANCE AND INSTRUCTOR THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THIS TRANSACTION SO AS TO ENSURE A SWIFT AND SURE TRANSFER OF THE FUND TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.

AS TO YOUR BENEFITS, YOU SHALL BE ENTITLED TO 40% OF THIS FUND, FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION IN THIS TRANSACTION. SO IF YOU ARE INTRESTED, SEND A REPLY TO ME IN YOUR REPLY PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR [PRIVATE PHONE AND YOUR FAX NUMBERS] URGENCY HAS TO BE IMPLIED AND THIS BUSINESS MUST STRICTLY BE A DEAL BETWEEN BOTH OF US.

BEST REGARDS,

MR.MUSTAFA ALUSI GAMBO

+22678300289

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