419 scam: "ahmad mozembe" <ahmadmozembe@hotmail.com> My Dear

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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" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "trunk boxes" (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)
- "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
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.
- lilly7_mozembe@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ahmad mozembe" <ahmadmozembe@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: lilly7_mozembe@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 10:16:52 +0000
Subject: My Dear

PLEASE DEAR KINDLY REPLY ME THROUGH THIS MY PRIVETE EMAIL:
lilly7_MOZEMBE@HOTMAIL.COM

DAER FRIEND,

GOOD DAY TO YOU, I AM MISS. LILLY MOZEMBE A NATIONALITY OF DEMOCRATIC
REPULIC OF CONGO DR. I CONTACTED YOU TODAY CONCERNING MY PRESENT SITUATION
WITH MY FAMILY HERE IN TOGO LOME WEST AFRICA.

I AM THE WIFE OF LATE MR.JOHNSON SALIFU MOZEMBE. MY HUSBAND IS A DEFENDS
MINISTER OF DEMOCRATIC REPULIC OF CONGO DR AND ALSO A BUSINESS MAN IN OTHER
FIELDS.

IN THE YEAR 2002 HE WAS KILLED BY HIS ENEMY WITH OUR FIST SON FRANK IN MY
HUSBAND OFFICE IN CONGO.

I AM CURRENTLY IN THE FRENCH COUNTRY (TOGO WESTERN AFRICA LOME) IN REFUGEE
CAMP WITH MY CHILDREN. WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS ALIVE HE INDICATED TO ME OF HIS
DEPOSITED DOLLERS OF FIFTEN MILLION US DOLLERS WITH GHANA TRIDENT SECURITY
COMPANY LIMITED, THIS MONEY IS IN BIG 2 METAL TRUNK BOXES LIKE TREASURE OF
THE FAMILY.

I CONTACTED YOU TO HELP ME TO RETRIEVE THE 2METAL TRUNK BOXES OUT OF TRIDENT
SECURITY COMPANY LIMITED, AND TO HELP ME INVEST THE FUND IN YOUR COUNTRY
UNDER YOUR CARE, BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE ANY BODY TO HELP ME INVEST THESE
FUNDS.

SINCE ALL MY LATE HUSBAND BROTHERS DIED DURING THE WAR IN OUR COUNTRY CONGO.
I CONTACTED YOU FOR THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OF RETRIEVING THE CONSIGNMENT
BOXES FROM THE GHANA TRIDENT SECURITY COMPANY LIMITED AND MOVE IT TO YOUR
COUNTRY FOR INVESTMENT SO THAT I CAN COME UP THERE AND LIVE WITH MY FAMILY.

I HAVE WORK OUT 20% OF THE TOTAL MONEY FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, 10% ASIDE
FOR ANY EXPENSES WE MAY DO WHEN RETRIVING THE CONSIGNMENT BOXES FROM
SECURITY COMPANY,THEN 70% IS WHAT MY FAMILY AND I WILL INVEST WITH YOU IN
YOUR COUNTRY IN YOUR CARE. PRESENTLY I AM IN WESTERN AFRICA LOME TOGO WITH
MY FAMILY IN REFUGEE CAMP.

I AM WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY SO THAT I CAN SEND YOU ALL THE DOCUMENTS
MY LATE HUSBAND USED TO DEPOSIT THE CONSIGNMENT BOXES IN GHANA TRIDENT
SECURITY COMPANY LIMITED.

PLEASE DEAR KINDLY REPLY ME THROUGH THIS MY PRIVETE EMAIL:
Lilly7_MOZEMBE@HOTMAIL.COM

PLEASE GET BAACK TO ME AS SOON AS YOU ARE TROUGH WITH MY MAIL.

REGARDS
Lilly MOZEMBE

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