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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk boxes" (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.
  • pmedarapmoi1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Philip Arap moi" <pmedarapmoi1@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 21:49:45 +0200
Subject:

Dear Sir,

I am philip Arap Moi, the son of The former president of Kenya
Mr Daniel Arap Moi. I came to know you in the course of my
search for a reliable And GOD fearing partner, and I decided to contact
you,Because I believe you are a reputable person and I feel You can help
me and my mother over this confidential matter.

I count on your integrity and honesty to be able to
handle this Transaction. My father Mr Arap Moi, was the former
president of Kenya In East Africa. During his reign as the president,
he had so many Monetary dealing with a lot of European companies in
my country And out side my country, and he use these companies
as a means of transferring funds to foreign accounts in Europe,
America and Asia., all these funds where gotten from the sales
of Gold and Diamonds .
Amongst the companies he registered was GOLDENBERG
COMPANIES,Which he uses as front for funds deposit, he made a
transfer of $76,000,000.(seventy six million American Dollars)
to this company which never existed, the said company has since been declared bankruptcy and liquidate, and the said funds has been deposited with a security
company in Europe where it is kept for for safekeeping.

For more information you can click on this website:
(1) <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3338023.stm>
(2) <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3025878.stm%>

And as the only child of my mother who is the 3rd
wife to my father the president, he has given to us as our own share,
which is this funds that is with the security company in Europe.

The money is kept in trunk boxes and was registered
as precious substances, thus there is nobody that knows that it
is money that is in the box. All the documents with which the money was
deposited is with us (my mother and I) I am looking f or somebody that is
capable and willing to travel to any part of Europe,America or Asia to receive the two
trunk boxes of money on behalf of my mother and I from the security
company.
We need a trust worthy and experience person that will help us to
invest This money in your country and take us as one family
and will also buy A house for us over there where we can live safely
We are expecting to hear from you, please contact me on my
Confidential email address: pmedarapmoi1@yahoo.com <mailto:pmedarapmoi1@yahoo.com>

Thanks for your anticipated co-operation , please

include your Telephone/fax number on your reply.

Best Regards,

Philip Arap moi

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