419 scam: "Mobinta" <noniwood4@yahoo.com> Urgent Asistant

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "attorneys " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "robert mugabe" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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.
- barr.chrisowen@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mobinta" <noniwood4@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: <annmobinta@ymail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:10:54 +0800
Subject: Urgent Asistant

From:Mrs Ann Mobinta
Plot 245 Mandela Avenue
Harere,Zimbabwe

Attn: Dear Beloved,

It is with heart full of hope that I write to seek your help in the context below.My name is Mrs Ann Mobinta,I am the wife of Dr.Tom Mobinta a business man and member of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC)in Zimbabwe, my husband is presently been held in detention by President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, my Husband and five other politicians are been held for been key members of the opposition party the MDC in my country Zimbabwe, all assests and businesses of my husband was closed down by President Robert Mugabe and we are monitored by his cruel security men who are instructed to watch our movement day and night.

Having gotten your particulars from my countries chamber of commerce/information centre, I have no doubt to your capacity and goodwill to assist me,Why am contacting you is to help me and my family secure and invest the sum of $12.5M which my husband deposited secretly with a Security company in Europe before his arrest, we don't know the next plan of President Robert Mugabe and how long my husband will stay in detention and when he will be free.

We live in fear of what might happen to myself and my four children, please help us secure this Fund on our behalf, my husband attorney in London will guide you through the process of securing this Fund as I have forwarded all legal documents to this Deposit to him.

I hereby agree to compensate your sincere effort in this regard with 20% of the fund, when finally received in your local Bank account. The attorneys here have perfected arrangements with the security company to effect complete dislodgement of this money within a week of the receipt of your response ,They have equally guaranteed 100% risk free and smooth transfer.

If you are interested in assisting me kindly contact my Attorney,

NAME: Barr.Chis Owen
Email : barr.chrisowen@gmail.com

You can be contacting me through my email address for now until we are free to make international call or to receive as our phone is been monitored by the security agencies of President Robert Mugabe.

Pls try and reply to this sos call.

God Bless you

My warm regards

Mrs Ann Mobinta

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