419 scam: michael moloyo <mikemoloyo2010@gmail.com> Re: Business Information

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "million united states 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)
- "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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- mmoloyo@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: michael moloyo <mikemoloyo2010@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2015 11:35:20 +0200
Subject: Re: Business Information

AUDITOR GENERAL DEPARTMENT (FNB).

3/5 Rider Haggard Close

Johannesburg, South Africa.

Tel: +27 61 155 3306

Reply To: mmoloyo@gmail.com

Dear Sir/Madam,

I write asking for your indulgence in re-profiling funds, which we want to
keep under your supervision.

The Fund totaled Twenty Million United States Dollars. I am only contacting
you as a foreigner because this fund cannot be approved to a local Bank
here in South Africa, because the fund is in US Dollars.

The owner of this account is MR. WILLIAM BARNES, a foreigner, from
American, and he died since 1999. In an air crash along with his wife in
31st Oct 1999 died in an Egyptian airline 990 with other passengers on
board. You can confirm this from the website below publisher by CNN WEBSITE
PUBLISHED ON CNN.

http://www.sptimes.com/News/110299/Worldandnation/Passenger_list_for_Eg.shtml

I propose Eight Million United State Dollars (Forty Percent) for you while
my colleagues and I receive Ten Million United State Dollars (Fifty
Percent) and the balance of Two Million United State Dollars (Ten Percent)
earmarked for purposes of taxation in your country and mine.

If you are interested, send your name and telephone/fax numbers to me for
further details.

Kindly contact me on the above confidential email, telephone or fax.

Thank you and God Bless,

Yours sincerely,

Michael Moloyo.

Auditor FNB Bank

Jhb South Africa

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