419 scam: "Alex moore" <moore2828@live.com> [SPAM 4: S25 KAS] Treat As urgent and get back to me immediately

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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:
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "i got your address from " (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- moore1860@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- email address below::: my private email address is : moore1860@yahoo.com, ghtg4242@gmail.com yours sincerely, mr. alex moore (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Alex moore" <moore2828@live.com>
Reply-To: <fafa1850@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 22:12:50 +0200
Subject: [SPAM 4: S25 KAS] Treat As urgent and get back to me immediately

From: Mr. Alex Moore

The Director of Foreign Remittance Department.

South Africa Reserve bank.

Pretoria, South Africa.

Good day, Please accept my sincere apology if my mail does not meet your
business or personal ethics.

I have the honored confidence to introduce to you this business in view of the fact that you are trustworthy and reliable.

I am Mr. Alex Moore the Director of Foreign Remittance Department This might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact email address.

I got your address from the South Africa information and word on line.

We discovered an unclaimed sum of US$20 .000.000. (Twenty millions US Dollars) in a domiciliary account belonging to one of our customer Dutch citizen, (Mr. Kurt Kahle. Age 51) who died in a Plane Crash (Concorde Airlines Flight AF4590) with his 37-year-old Wife and Son Michael, aged eight, all died on Monday, 31 July, 2000, 13:22 GMT 14:22 UK Please view this site and read it's content carefully.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

In the light of the above fact, honestly I need your assistance to open door to this opportunity by providing your account or any account of your choice either private / company’s account where the fund will be remitted.

Your assistance as a foreigner is necessary because the management is ready to welcome any person, a foreigner who has correct information of this account, which I will give to you immediately if you are interested and ready to conclude this transaction with me. I would be very much happy because my retirement is at hand and I cannot leave the money with the bank and you should bear in mind that we shall meet face to face for sharing of this money in your country.

I will apply for annual leave immediately I hear from you that you are ready to act as regards to this transaction and ready to receive this fund in your account.

This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as the fund is legitimate and does not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism or any other illegal act.

Please I would like you to keep this proposal as a top secret and delete it if you are not interested. Upon receipt of your reply, I will give you more details regarding this transaction. Finally, you will have 40% of the above mentioned amount if you agree to help me execute this business. And also after the funds has been transfered into your bank account you will take 10% out as a compensation for the expenses you will make in this transaction and 50% is for me. I need to hear from you urgent so that I will give you more information regarding this transaction.

Furnish me with the following:

Full Name:

Residential Address:

Nationality:

Country of resident:

Age:

Occupation:

Phone number:

Fax number:

Immediately i receive the above details, I will make the official application of claim as the next of kin and beneficiary of the fund without wasting time.

Please reply me back on this my private email address below:::

My Private Email Address is : moore1860@yahoo.com, ghtg4242@gmail.com

Yours Sincerely,

Mr. Alex Moore

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