419 scam: Shanta Moye <barrmoye_030@yahoo.com> Good day to you.

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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "accredited attorney" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2289256522 (Togo, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- barrmoye11@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Shanta Moye <barrmoye_030@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: barrmoye_55@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:51:52 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Good day to you.

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From Barrister Shanta Moye( Esq) Senior Partner.
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=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Moye Chambers.
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Member Ecowas Council of Accredited Attorneys.
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=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Email barrmoye11@yahoo.com
Dear Friend,=20
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I am Shanta Moye Personal attorney to late Engr E.P.Mark,a foreign national=
and a construction engineer here in Lome-Togo.I have the pleasure to conta=
ct you on this subject matter.=20
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My late client died along with his entire family while on holiday in Asia E=
arth Quake=A0 Disaster(Phuket Island in Thailand on December 2004. (TSUNAMI=
DISASTER) He left the sum of (USD$13,655,000,00) Thirteen Million Six Hund=
red and Fifty five Thousand Dollars with a bank here and ever since his dea=
th,the bank has asked me to provide his next of kin.=20
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I have the pleasure to contact you based on the fact that you a foreigner l=
ike him, so that you will stand as his bonafide next of kin and claim this =
money which he left behind. We are not allowed to operate foreign currency =
accounts here.=20
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Please, provide me the following answers :=20
1. Full Name=20
2. Your Telephone Number=20
3. Can I give you this trust?
4. What will be your commission? If you can sponsor this transfer.
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ery secret information relating to the deposit will be given to you which y=
ou shall use to identify yourself as the next of kin of my late client.Plea=
se contact me and also give me your direct telephonenumber immediately.
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Sincerely Yours,
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Barr Shanta Moye (Esq)
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