419 scam: "Malaga Moses" <malaga@moses.com> GUMTU992

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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million pounds" (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)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "@lawyer.com" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
- inforaymanchambs@lawyer.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Malaga Moses" <malaga@moses.com>
Reply-To: infocharles@lawyer.com
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2012 01:58:13 +0800
Subject: GUMTU992

Dear friend,

This is a personal email directed to you. I am Dave Dawes, my fiancée and
I won a Jackpot Lottery of 101 million pounds ($156 million) in October,
and have voluntarily decided to donate the sum of 1 million pounds ($1.56
million) to you as part of our own charity project to improve the lot of 5
unknown lucky individuals all over the world plus 15 close friends and
family. If you have received this email then you are one of the lucky
recipients and Please contact my legal adviser Barr. Charles based in
Malaysia because I have given him instructions to deliver this money to
you as soon as possible.

You can contact my legal adviser Barr. Charles his email [
inforaymanchambs@lawyer.com ] just tell him that you are contacting him
under instruction from Code: GUMTU992 he will honor my WILL and pay you
within Fourth eight hours. Forgive me this is all i ask for.Please send
him your I.D,phone and address for verification and payment processing.My
spirit will be uplifted once you get this money.

You can verify this by visiting the web pages below.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8820740/101m-lottery-jackpot-winners-Dave-and-Angela-Dawes-togive-millions-to-friends-and-family.html

Regards
GUMTU992

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Lieve vriend,

Dit is een persoonlijke e-mail gericht aan u. Ik ben Dave Dawes, mijn
verloofde en ik won een Jackpot loterij van 101 miljoen pond ($ 156
miljoen) in oktober, en hebben vrijwillig besloten om te doneren de som
van 1 miljoen pond ($ 1,56 miljoen) aan u als onderdeel van onze eigen
charity project voor de verbetering van het lot van 5 onbekende gelukkige
individuen over de hele wereld plus 15 sluiten vrienden en familie. Als u
dit e-mailbericht hebt ontvangen, dan bent u één van de gelukkige
ontvangers en contacteer mijn juridisch adviseur Barr. Charles gevestigd
in Maleisië, omdat ik hem instructies gegeven heb om dit geld zo spoedig
mogelijk aan u te leveren.

U kunt contact opnemen met mijn juridisch adviseur Barr. Charles zijn
e-mail [inforaymanchambs@lawyer.com] vertel hem dat u contact met hem
onder de instructie van Code: GUMTU992 hij zal mijn wil eren en betaalt u
binnen vierde acht uur. Vergeef me die dit alles wat die ik vraag is
voor.Stuur hem uw I.D,phone en adres voor verificatie en verwerking van
betalingen.Mijn geest zal worden opgeheven zodra u dit geld te krijgen.

U kunt dit controleren door een bezoek aan de web pagina's hieronder.

http://www.Telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8820740/101m-Lottery-jackpot-Winners-Dave-and-Angela-Dawes-togive-Millions-to-friends-and-Family.html

Groeten
GUMTU992

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