419 scam: "Jubril G.Musa" <jubrilgmusa@barid.com> My greetings to you dear.

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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:
- "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "jubrilgmusa@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348175151564

Fraud email example:

From: "Jubril G.Musa" <jubrilgmusa@barid.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: jubrilgmusa@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 20:34:54 -0500
Subject: My greetings to you dear.

My greetings to you dear.

I write to solicit your assistance in a private and confidential business transaction regarding an unaccounted funds in our bank .As a Regional Manager I deposited this funds in an ESCROW CALL ACCOUNT at our headquarters pending when I shall get a reliable,trustworthy person who
perhaps be able to receive these funds under legal claims into his or her bank account abroad.Using you as a foreigner,makes it easier and convenient to perfect this transaction without any traces! Your participation will earned you 40% of the total money.

However,I have a ten years old daughter who has leukemia, a disease of the blood, and she needs a bone marrow transplant or she will die. I want this transplanting to be done in any good children's hospital in your Country, I need this money for the transplant,to save the life of my young ONLY daughter.If you are interested! Please, contact me on my email so that I can give you the full details.My private email address is:jubrilgmusa@outlook.com

NB:AFTER 24 HOURS OF NOT RECEIVING A RESPONSE FROM ME(JUBRIL G.MUSA),PLEASE DO SEND AN SMS TO MY PHONE N0:TEL.+2348175151564 WITH YOUR FULL DETAILS. INCLUDING YOUR EMAIL AND PRIVATE/HOME PHONE NUMBERS.

Thanks,Jubril G.Musa

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