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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "transferred into your bank account" (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.
  • otsecurities_1970@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MARY JOSH <mary_josh0111@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:19:06 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: ATTENTION NEEDED


My Good friend, thanks for your confident response in receiving this fund and using it for the said purpose The reason why i chose is because God led me to you,Now this is what you will do to receive this fund in your bank account, I will like you to contact the security company where this fund was deposited,contact them on my behalf requesting for the transfer and release of the fund into your bank account. This are the information’s you need to forward to them because when the fund was deposited they gave me this secret information’s should in case I want to withdraw it for security purpose for them to identify my consignment which is the fund .The information’s are below I am giving and releasing this vital and secret information’s of mine to you with trust and confidence because I have gotten you as my next of kin to do this faithful work for God and subsequently to Human.
You have to contact the SECURITY COMPANY and send to them all this informaions below:

Depositors Name Mrs. Mary Josh

Batch no 66840090040

Year Deposited 2001

Secret Question Who is Depositor

Answer Mrs. Mary Josh

Security Code 90600040020

Your account number

Your bank address and bank name

Your house address

Your phone and fax number

The above are the information’s you need to forward to the security company and send to them your banking information’s, your full name address and contact phone numbers so that when they approve you to receive the fund they will get it transferred into your bank account .So contact with their information’s below.

Name of Security Company.Oceanic Trust Securities

Email otsecurities_1970@yahoo.it

Name of Director Mr. Kim Brenton

My Good friend, please contact then with them above information’s and please make sure you send your phone number or mobile number to them for easy communications ,keep me posted as soon as they transfer the fund into your bank account. Always put me in your daily prayers do not forget my wish.

Godbless you.
Mrs.Mary Josh



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