419 scam: Abdul Musa <abdulmusa222@gmail.com> FROM ABDUL MUSA

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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:
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: Abdul Musa <abdulmusa222@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Abdul Musa <abdulmusa@sify.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2013 08:52:08 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FROM ABDUL MUSA

DEAR,
MY NAME IS ABDUL MUSA,NATIONALITY SIERRA LEONE. I AM 21 YEARS OLDI LOST
MY FATHER,HE WAS A WELL KNOWN BUSINESS MAN HERE IN ABIDJAN COTE'DIVORE
BEFORE HIS DEATH,HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES DURING ONE
OF THIER BUSINESS ASSOCIATES MEETING IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THIS
COUNTRY.

RIGHT NOW I'M PRESENTLY IN ABIDJAN,COTE D'IVOIRE AS REFUGEE(ASYLUM
SEEKERS)IT INTEREST ME TO WRITE YOU FROM MY HEART HOPING THAT YOU WILL
NOT BETRAY ME.

MY FATHER DEPOSITED SOME HUGE SOME OF MONEY IN ONE OF THE BANKS HERE IN
ABIDJAN WHEN HE WAS ALIFE AS THE PROFITS HE MADE FROM HIS
BUSINESS,ACCORDING TO HIM HE SAID THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS MONEY THAT HE WAS POISONED.

INFACT IN A BREAF INTRODUTION ALL THEINFORMATION WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU
WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU, (THE NAME OF THE BANK AND ALL THE DEPOSIT
DOCUMENTS) AS WAS GIVEN TO ME BY MY FATHER ON HIS BED SIDE BEFORE HE
GAVE UP.

HE TOLD ME TO ARRANGE WITH ANY GOD FEARING FOREIGNER WHO WILL HELP ME TO RECEIVE THIS MONEY IN HIS BANK ACCOUNT TO ENABLE ME GET OUT OF THIS
COUNTRY BEFORE HIS ENEMIES KILL ME.

THIS MONEY TOTALING 2.5MILLION EURO( TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDREND THOUSAND
EURO).HOWEVER, WHAT I NEEDED FROM YOU IS YOUR GOOD ASSISTANCE IN HELPING ME TRANSFERRING THE SAID SUM TO YOUR ACCOUNT SINCE I AM INEXPERENCED IN THE WORLD OF BUSINESS.

TREAT ME LIKE YOUR OWN CHILD THAT'S THE REASON WHY I AM ASKING FOR YOUR
SUPPORT.THIS COUNTRY IS NO LONGER CONDUSIVE FOR ME TO STAY
BEST REGARDS
ADBUL MUSA

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