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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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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:
  • "account in your country or any safer place" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan 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.
  • moskas@inmail24.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Moshood Kasuwa" <moskas@tiscali.cz> (may be fake)
Reply-To: moskas@live.fr
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 10:36:16 +0000
Subject: Help Us To Secure From Mr. Moshood & Sister


Good Day My Dear,
Please, kindly pardon me for any inconvenience this letter may cost you because i know it
may come to you as a surprise as we' have no previous correspondence.

I got your contact as i was searching for helping hand in your country , this is why i decided
to appeal to you directly for assistance because I' have no relations or friends in your country
for help I am Mr.Moshood Kasuwa, from Ivory Coast. Being that we lost our Father in a couple
of months ago.

My Father was a serving director of the Cocoa exporting board until his death. He was assassinated
last January by the rebels following the political uprising. Before his death he had a foreign account
here in Dakar Senegal up to the tune of $10.5Million usd which he told the bank was for the
importation of cocoa processing machine.

I want you to do me and my sister a favor to receive these funds to a safe account in your country
or any safer place as the beneficiary . We have plans to do investment in your country, like real
estate and industrial production. This is my reason for writing to you. Please if you are willing to
assist me and my kid sister, we will give you $3.5 Million usd out this money indicate your interest
in replying soonest with this E-mail: moskas@inMail24.com

Thanks & best regards.

Mr. Moshood Kasuwa & Sister.

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