419 scam: MR MUSA <ifyboyjoseph@email.biz> URGENT RESPONSE

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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:
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "to your nominated bank account" (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)
- "hundred thousand 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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: MR MUSA <ifyboyjoseph@email.biz>
Reply-To: husseinmusa@email.biz
Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2013 01:19:44 +0530
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE

ASSLAMU ALAIKUM,

(PLEASE ATTATCH IMPORTANCE)

PLEASE, I WISH YOU GIVE MY PROPOSAL DUE CONSIDERATION AND ATTACH ADEQUATE IMPORTANCE, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU CAN HANDLE A CLASSIFIED FINANCIAL TRANSACTION THAT INVOLVES HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY. I WOULD GIVE YOU DETAILS; I AM CONTACTING YOU THROUGH THIS MEANS AS I WANT THE TRANSACTION TO BE DONE WITHIN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME.

THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT, WHICH WILL PROTECT THE FUND AND YOURSELF FROM ANY INFRACTION OF THE LAW AND ALL DOCUMENTATION THAT COVERS THIS FUND WOULD BE ISSUED AND ALL I NEEDS IS YOUR ABSOLUTE HONESTY, COOPERATION AND A TOTAL ADHERENCE TO MY ADVICE TO ENABLE US TRANSFER THIS FUNDS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT NOMINATED; ADEQUATELY.

I HAVE THIS BUSINESS WHICH WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US. THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IS ($1,200:000:00 (ONE MILLION, TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS).

THIS MONEY WAS OWNED BY A MAN CALLED MR. LILY CALOF, A BUSINESS COMMERCIALIST IN WEST-UNITED KINGDOM REGIONS; HE HAS SINCE BEEN DEAD LONG AGO AND NO CLAIM HAS BEEN PLACED. I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF THE COUNTRY BUT SUCH FUND CANNOT BE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT A NEXT OF KIN ATTACHED TO THE CLAIM. DETAILS SHALL BE THAT YOU ARE THE CARE-TAKER AND A BUSINESS ASSOCIATE TO THE LATE MR. LILY CALOF AND HIS PROPERTIES.

I SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO YOU ALL MATERIALS AND INFORMATION WITH WHICH A SUCCESSFUL CLAIM SHALL BE PLACED ON THE FUND WITHOUT STRINGS ATTACHED. I SHALL ALSO BE YOUR GUIDANCE AND ADVICE YOU THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THIS TRANSACTION SO AS TO ENSURE A SWIFT TRANSFER OF THE FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT, ACCORDINGLY.

AS TO YOUR BENEFITS, WE SHALL ARRANGE AND AGREE ON PERCENTAGE (%), OF THE FUND FOR OURSELVES.

I WISH THIS TRANSACTION INTEREST YOU, REPLY TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, SO THAT I WOULD FORWARD TO YOU THE INDEPT DETAILS CONCERNING THIS TRANSACTION AND ALSO THE STEPS TO TAKE FOR A SMOOTH TRANSFER OF THE FUND. I AM SOLIDLY BEHIND YOU AND THE SUCCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION.

PLEASE, RESPOND THROUGH THIS EMAIL ID {husseinmusa@email.biz}

MY BEST REGARDS,

HUSSEIN MUSA .

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