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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:
  • "million united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • barristermahmood_moosa@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mahmood moosa <mahmood_moosa002@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:39:45 -0600
Subject: VALUED ATTENTION


ATTENTION,


I AM BARRISTER MAHMOOD MOOSA ,THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY AND ADVISER TO LATE MR.CARLOS.J. WHEELER ,AN AMERICAN CITIZEN AND ENGINEER WITH EXXON-MOBIL OIL COOPERATION COMPANY A MULTINATIONAL COMPANY, WITH AREA OFFICE HERE IN PORT-HARCOURT,RIVER-STATE NIGERIA.

I AM CONTACTING YOU ON THE DEATH OF ENGINEER MR.CARLOS.J. WHEELER,WHO WAS MURDERED IN COLD BLOOD BY HIS EX- WIFE LUCY,MR. CARLOS.J. WHEELER,WAS KILLED BY HIS EX-WIFE WHEN SHE DISCOVERED THAT HER HUSBAND HAS CHANGED HIS WILL INCLUDING HIS FUNDS HERE AND ESTATE IN FAVOR OF HIS ASIAN GIRL FRIEND (SUE PERKASA) WHO OPERATED BEFORE HIS DEATH HERE IN NIGERIA AS A HARLOT.

WITH THE RECENT PLANE CRASH HERE IN NIGERIA,THAT LEAD TO THE DEATH OF SUE PERKASA THE ASIAN GIRL,ON THE 10TH OF DECEMBER 2005,IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT SUE DIED WITHOUT WRITING A WILL.AS THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO THE LATE MR.CARLOS.J. WHEELER,THE ESTATE AND THE FUNDS ARE RESENTLY BEING CONTROLLED BY MYSELF.WITH THE RECENT LETTER FROM THE BANK FOR THE DORMANCY OF THE SAID ACCOUNT,I HAVE NOTICED WITH MY INVESTIGATION THAT MR.CARLOS.J.WHEELER,HAS THE SUM OF $25,000,000:00 (TWENTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS) DEPOSITED INTO THE SAID ACCOUNT,I HAVE REPLIED TO THE BANK FOR AN EXTENSION OF TWO WEEKS AS TO ENABLE ME PRESENT THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE ACCOUNT,IT IS ON THIS I AM SEEKING YOUR FOREIGN PARTNERSHIP AS TO ENABLE ME PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN/BENEFICIARY OF THE SAID FUNDS AND ESTATE, FOR THE RELEASE OF THE SAID FUNDS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT PENDING MY ARRIVAL THERE IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT.

I HAVE RESOLVED TO OFFER YOU 35% OF THE SAID SUM FOR THIS ROLE.5% HAS BEEN SET ASIDE FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF ANY INCIDENTAL EXPENSES IN THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSFER.IT IS IMPORTANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT, I HERE WITH MY POSITION AS AN ATTORNEY WILL SECURE EVERY LEGAL DOCUMENTS TO EFFECT THIS CHANGE IN YOUR FAVOUR HERE IN MY COUNTRY WITHOUT ANY RISK ON YOUR SIDE,THE ONLY ROLE I REQUIRE FROM YOU IS THE PROVISION OF THE UTILIZATION (SOURCE) ACCOUNT AND THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF EVERY STEP THERE IN YOUR COUNTRY, FOR THE FACT THAT I HAVE MY PROFESSION TO PROTECT AS A LEGAL PRACTITIONER.

TO EFFECT THIS CHANGE IN YOUR FAVOR I SHALL REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS:

1) YOUR FULL NAME.
2) FAX AND MOBILE NUMBERS.
3) CONTACT ADDRESS.
4) PROFESSION,AGE.

PLEASE FORWARD YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS MY E-MAIL ADDRESS: (barristermahmood_moosa@yahoo.co.uk) FOR CONFIDENTIAL REASONS.


YOURS SINCERELY,


BARRISTER MAHMOOD MOOSA,
ADVOCATE/SOLISITORS.

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