419 scam: "Belus Bank Group" <oueopbabp@gmail.com> A business partnership deal

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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:
- "good day friend" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- ",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)
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.
- buhserifhadi@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Belus Bank Group" <oueopbabp@gmail.com>
Reply-To: buhserifhadi@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2022 09:01:05 -0800
Subject: A business partnership deal

Good Day Friend.

I would like to take this opportunity to seek your consent for a business partnership deal. There are funds available for investment and I, believe that you have a very good potential that can handle this good sum. It is in this respect that I would like to extend my interest in forming a partnership with you.

My name is Fhadi Busheri from Belus Bank Group. This is a deal of over ($48,000,000,00 dollar) I believe that this funds will compliment your potential, at your request.

In the course of this year quarter annual general meeting, which ended few months ago. These funds were the excess profit made at my bank branch outside the management notice. I have since placed these funds on what we call ESCROW ACCOUNT without any beneficiary.

As a management staff of this bank, I can not be directly connected to the funds, this is why I'm contacting you for us to work together so that you can assist me and receive this money into your bank account for us to share.

You will be having 50% of the funds if you agree and cooperate with me in this business deal. Please get back to me as soon as you can.

I will give you more details as I am interested to work with you by having you investing and managing the fund accordingly.

Regards: Fhadi Busheri
Belus Bank Group.
Email: buhserifhadi@gmail.com

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