419 scam: "Dr. Paul Musheshe" <tompson11@post.sk> Hello Dear

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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:
- ",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)
- "there is no risk involved" (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.
- drpaul_musheshe@aol.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Paul Musheshe" <tompson11@post.sk>
Reply-To: "Dr. Paul Musheshe" <drpaul_musheshe@aol.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 23:56:40 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Hello Dear

Dear ,

This is Dr. Paul Musheshe, Please before you proceed reading this mail, this is true and not one of those mails you see on the internet, but I believe it is only a day that people meet and become great friends and business partners. Actually I'm a politician and and a previous member of Ghana's executive committee on contract awards.

My purpose of contacting you is to crave your indulgence to assist me in securing some funds abroad for safe keeping which I incidentally kept to help me finance my senatorial elections campaign under the party umbrella of National Patriotic Party (NPP) last two years December 2012, Unfortunately for me I lost the senatorial seat during my party conducted election primary to my opposition member under the same party umbrella.

But with my immediate contact, I was able to deposit some kickback money emanated from award of contracts awarded to Chinese and Malaysia companies and the said funds is in the escrow call account with ECOBANK GHANA LIMITED, pending when I will find a trustworthy person to move out the fund from the above mentioned bank to your bank account abroad for business investment.

The need to contact you arose from the fact that the present elected government vow to crack down on past immediate government functionaries of (NPP) and trying to trace all the funds that was made through contract awards and other mouth watering deals during our tenure in the office from the year 2008 to 2012, if they succeed in tracing this fund to me, they will seize it and thereby incapacitating my life time opportunities.

I wish to relocate this fund in a foreigner's name to avoid any trace. All I need from you is an assurance that you can handle the amount involved (US$4,500,000.00) comfortably and that I can also trust you.

I am assuring you now that you will never be disappointed. Be fully rest assured that there is no risk involved in this deal at all. Can you handle this project? Can I give you this trust?
I will be waiting to hear from you.

Regards,my email (drpaul_musheshe@aol.co.uk)
Dr. Paul Musheshe
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