419 scam: brown moses <brownmoses11@outlook.com> confidential

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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:

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:
- "trunk box" (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)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- mosesbrown622@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: brown moses <brownmoses11@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 12:57:52 +0000
Subject: confidential

GREETINGS,
IT GIVES ME A GREAT PLEASURE TO CONTACT YOU KNOWING THAT YOU ARE THERE TO
ASSIST AND UNDERSTAND ME. WHEN IT COMES TO BUSSINESS LIKE THIS.I AM MR. MOSES BROWN THE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE SECURITY VOULT.STARPOINT INVESTMENT SECURITY COMPANY.
OUR COMPANY KEEPS VALUABLES FOR COMPANIES, INDIVIDUALS, LIKE GOLD, DIAMOND, HOUSE HOLD DOCUMENTS AND OTHER PROPERTIES.
SOMETIMES IN JUNE 2012, ONE MAN CAME TO OUR COMPANY AND DEPOSITED A TRUNK BOX CONTAINING TWO MILLION U.S DOLLARS ($2,000,000) FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION WORK.
AFTER TWO YEARS (2YRS) THE DEPOSITOR WAS NO WHERE TO BE FOUND TO CLAIM HIS CONSIGNMENT.
I, IN CHARGE STARTED TO LOOK FOR THE MAN WITH THE ADDRESS HE USE IN MAKING THE DEPOSIT; THERE I DISCOVERED THAT THE MAN DIED IN A DANA PLANE CRASH THAT HAPEN AT IJU ISHAGA LAGOS STATE NIGERIA. NO ONE TO COME FOR THE CLAIM.
NOW I NEED A RELIABLE PERSON THAT I WILL SHARE THE MONEY WITH AND ALSO GIVE ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATIONS TO CLAIM THE MONEY.
THANKS,
WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST.
MOSESBRown
mosesbrown622@yahoo.com

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