419 scam: "Ken Musoon"<k_muson9@hotmail.com> Security Alert from World Bank Creditors !!!

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "Ken Musoon" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <k_musoon1@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:46:16 +0100
Subject: Security Alert from World Bank Creditors !!!

FROM: Ken Musoon
TO: BENEFICIARY
PUBLICITY SECRETARY.T

ATTN: Beneficiary,
My name is Ken Musoon your file manager, your winning file WIN-WBC-5M/REF-201-154 has being on my desk for 4 months now because you do not have the ($3,000.00)

Charges/Fees to pay for the Insurance, security, Tax and Shipping charges before your $1 Million Winning Bank Draft is shipped to you.

I understand if you don’t have the money and as your file manager, it is my duty and responsibility to make sure your transaction is completed. If you need my help,

then I will be more than happy to help you pay the ($4,000.00) Charges/Fees, you don’t have to pay the ($4,000.00) Charges/Fees from your pocket, I will help you take

care of everything financially only if you agree to compensate me with $200,000.00 after you must have received and processed your $1 Million Winning Bank Draft, do we

have a done deal?

If you accept to my terms; I will contact one of my clients to send you a check of $4,550.00 to your bank account and send $4,000.00 Via Western Union Money Transfer

to our payment office, then use $400 for the Western Union Transfer Charges and you can have the balance to yourself for running around from your bank to a Western

Union Money Transfer outlet to send the $4,000.00 . The $4,000.00 has to be sent to our payment office before your $1M Winning Bank Draft will be processed and issued

to your contact details the next working day. Your $1 Million Winning Bank Draft will also be sent along-side with all documentations to show it’s a legitimate money

in other for your bank to process it and for you not to have problems with the IRS.

This is the only way I can help you and if you can handle it then verify once again your details below where the check of $4,550.00 to cover the charges should be

mailed too.

If you Accept my offer then Fill your details below where my client should mail you the check of $3,550.00 too.

1, Name On Account ;
2, Physical Bank Address ;
3, Bank City ;
4, Bank State ;
5, Bank Zip-Code ;
7, Your Home/Cell Phone # ;
8, Bank Name ;
9, Account # ;
10, Routing # ;

If you Accept my offer then Fill your details above where my client will send the check to .

When emailing, please use reference number 201-154 for our mutual convenience.

Sincerely,
Ken Musoon
Welfare officer,
World Bank Creditors

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