419 scam: "Osanga Muli"<juliop@latin-rep.com> DEAR FRIEND

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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.
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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- barr.osangamuli@safe-mail.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Osanga Muli" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barr.osangamuli@Safe-mail.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 06:16:17 -0800
Subject: DEAR FRIEND

Dear Friend,

My name is Barrister Osanga Muli,an Attorney at Law/solicitor, operating here in Nairobi, Kenya and a neighboring country to the newly created Republic of South Sudan.
I have my professional services retained by Dr. Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon, a Southern Sudanese prominent politician.

My client,Dr. Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon, former vice president, Republic of South Sudan has surplus funds to invest with a genuine and potential investment manager in any viable project overseas.
The investment amount is three hundred and twenty million Euros currently deposited in a Financial Institution.
For more information, contact me urgently on this secured email to enable me furnish you with the details and amount that is involved. It is important to inform you that immediately I receive your email with interest in this project, we have to schedule a meeting in any of the European countries to discuss the details and procedure face to face.

I look forward to your response with complete name and reachable telephone number to enable me provide you with comprehensive procedure of this partnership.

Send to me your

FULL NAMES _________________
AGE _________________
OCCUPATION _________________
MOBILE NUMBER _________________
FAX NUMBER _____________________
ADDRESS ______________________

i am expecting your mail immediately.

Yours faithfully,

Osanga Muli, Esq.
Nairobi Kenya.
Tel: +254-020 272 1698
Email: barr.osangamuli@Safe-mail.net

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