419 scam: "Barr. Musa Bello" <musabello63@llq.com> Dear Friend (Can I Trust You)

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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.
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 united states 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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 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.
- mr.musa_b@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr. Musa Bello" <musabello63@llq.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: musabello63@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2013 05:47:37 -0300
Subject: Dear Friend (Can I Trust You)

Greetings,
I am Musa Bello from Nigeria, personal assistant and lawyer to the
former President of the

Islamic Republic of Mauritania (Mr.Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya). When
he left the office of

presidency in 2005 he visited the Northern part of Nigeria where we
met. Mr.Maaouya Ould

Sid'Ahmed Taya choose me to work with him as his personal assistant
and lawyer in Nigeria.

What i was doing for him was to help him remit million of dollars to
his Nigerian political

friends. This has been happening for many years and i was thinking he
was sponsoring his

Muslim friends election campaign in northern part of Nigeria until the
Nigeria authorities

found out the money has been used to sponsor Terrorist (Boko Haram) in Nigeria.

Recently, Mr.Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya instructed me to open a new
account with my son's

name in a different bank in Nigeria in the month of March and
immediately the account was

opened, he transferred the sum of forty five million united states dollars

(US$45,000,000.00) for save keeping which he has not given me
instruction to remit to any

body before he was discovered as Terrorist (Boko Haram) financial
sponsor. 3 northern states

in Nigeria has been declared a STATE OF EMERGENCY in order to chase
away the Terrorist (Boko

Haram). I was able to escape to the United kingdom with my family
before my name was

announced and declared wanted. Here in the United Kingdom we are not
finding it any easy.

Since the Nigeria government could not trace the forty five million
united states dollars

(US$45,000,000.00) and that is the only hope we have for now, i have
contacted you to help

me receive the money to your account then i can move to invest my
share of the money in your

country.

I am ready to share with you in ratio 60/40 as far you will keep this
deal confidential. If

this business proposition offends your moral values, do accept my
apology. I must use this

opportunity to implore you to exercise the utmost indulgence to keep
this matter

extraordinary confidential, wherever your decision, while I wait your
prompt response, You can email me on "mr.musa_b@yahoo.com" .

Regards
Musa Bello

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