419 scam: "Duke Moses"<dukemoses01@hotmail.com> Urgent Matter

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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:
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million dollars" (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)
- "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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_dukemoses@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Duke Moses" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barr_mosesdukw@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2013 13:49:19 -0000
Subject: Urgent Matter

Good day to you,

I know my letter will come to you as a surprise based on the fact that we don't know each other before. First of all let me introduce myself to you I am Barrister Moses Duke, I have a confidential business proposal that i wish to present to you. I am contacting you in regards to my deceased client who was a victim of a car accident at Tema Motor way Ghana. He is a Prominent man and was one of the biggest Contractors in Ghana who happens to bear the same SURNAME with you.

Before his death, he deposited the sum of $27 million USD (Twenty Seven Million Dollars) with Access Bank Ghana Ltd. Now the bank want to confiscate the account asking me to provide the Next of Kin to my late client. All my search to locate any member of his family failed and as you have the same last name with my deceased client, i want to present you to the bank as the next of kin to my late client. If you are interested get back to me for more information and directives. reply only through my direct email ( attn.mosesduke@outlook.com or barr_dukemoses@yahoo.com ) or call me on +233232244418.

Thank you and I Urgently look forward to hear from you.

Yours Sincerely.

Moses Duke

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