419 scam: "Moses Abraham" <Anonymous.0851917018@mymeteor.ie> URGENT PROPOSAL

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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.
This email message is a next of kin 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.
- mos.abraham@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Moses Abraham" <Anonymous.0851917018@mymeteor.ie>
Reply-To: mos.abraham@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:34:52 +0000
Subject: URGENT PROPOSAL

Hi Friend, I am Mr Moses Abraham, the Auditor General, Link Finance Limited
Ireland. In the
course of my auditing, I discovered a floating fund in an account which was
opened in 1990 belonging to a dead foreigner Late Mr Phillip Andrews, who
died in 1999. Every effort made to track any member of his family or next
of kin has since failed; hence I got in contact with you to stand as his
next of kin since I can use my position here to get all the necessary documents
that will back you up as the next of Kin. He died leaving no heir or a will.

Please contact me on the email below if you are interested..

mos.abraham@gmail.com

Best Regards,
Mr Moses Abraham

Hi Friend, I am Mr Moses Abraham, the Auditor General, Link Finance Limited
Ireland. In the
course of my auditing, I discovered a floating fund in an account which was
opened in 1990 belonging to a dead foreigner Late Mr Phillip Andrews, who
died in 1999. Every effort made to track any member of his family or next
of kin has since failed; hence I got in contact with you to stand as his
next of kin since I can use my position here to get all the necessary documents
that will back you up as the next of Kin. He died leaving no heir or a will.

Please contact me on the email below if you are interested..

mos.abraham@gmail.com

Best Regards,
Mr Moses Abraham

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