419 scam: "Gen. Moses Ghomena." <account@thlsh.com> RE: MAIL FROM GEN. GHOMENA MOSES

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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:
- "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)
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.
- gen.ghomenamoses@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Gen. Moses Ghomena." <account@thlsh.com>
Reply-To: <gen.ghomenamoses@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2015 23:40:38 +0100
Subject: RE: MAIL FROM GEN. GHOMENA MOSES

Greetings Dear,

I am Gen Moses Ghomena ,I represent a group of top politicians and military leaders in Africa, I have been given a mandate to look for a reliable foreigner to invest their fund, I got your contact in one of my vehicle I bought resently,so I decided to contact you in this transaction.

I have some billions of dollars, I will want to invest in a hotel or any viable business you know is good over there, some of these people I represent are in don't want their name to be mention and they will be out for politics by 2018,we are to invest half of the money in a hotel business and keep half for safe keeping till 2018 when they will be out for election.

Every other details will be given to you on request, in the hotel business, I will make you a co-director and I will also pay you the sum of $1.4 million dollars for helping me secure this fund.

Hoping to hear from you soonest.

My Regards

Gen. Moses Ghomena.

E-mail Address: gen.ghomenamoses@gmail.com

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