419 scam: "Muneer Kafafy" <muneer@link.net> FUND TRANSFER

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "keep this confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "is 100% risk-free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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.
- mosesbrown1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Muneer Kafafy" <muneer@link.net>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 18:10:52 +0200
Subject: FUND TRANSFER

FUND TRANSFER

My name is Mr Moses Brown, a staff with the Credit and Foreign Bills of my Bank. I will give you the name of my bank and other important information if I receive a positive reply from you for security reasons I cannot disclose my full identity to you now until I am sure of your cooperation.

I am writing you in respect of an account that belongs to a foreign customer (Mr. Chung Timothy) of our bank who died in a ghastly plane crash [Korean Air Flight 801] with the whole passengers on board on August 6, 1997. For your perusal you can view this website Ref http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9708/06/guam.passenger.list

since the death of the deceased, nobody has come forward to claim his funds of US$10,500,000.00 hence I am seeking your assistance to act as the next of kin because the funds will not be released unless somebody applies.

I'm giving you 25% for your assistance. Note that this is 100% risk-free business as long as you keep this confidential. Kindly send me this information below to have trust in you that you would not betray me.

(1) Your full name...

(2) Your address...

(3) Country..

(4) Age...

(5) Occupation.......

(6) Private telephone number

(7) Sex.

l will send you my details of this transaction as soon as I hear from you thanks, trusting to hear from you immediately with your contact information

Yours Sincerely,

Mr.Moses Brown

EMAIL=mosesbrown1@gmail.com

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