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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Ocha Douglas" <ocha00@globelmail.eu>
Reply-To: <mrochadouglas2341@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 15:47:38 -0700
Subject: PLEASE CONTACT ME

Dear Sir

Good Day,My name is Ocha Douglas, i am the managing director of Union Bank Plc here in Lagos Branch Nigeria, on 20th Novmber 2004 MR. Haryanto Tomo from indonesia, deposited the sum of U$10.5million dollars with our bank here in Nigeria, up till then i did not heard from him not until when i received a news that there was a tsunami in Asia that kill thousands of indonesia's, include one of our Bank customer Mr.Haryanto.

Right now i am contacting you to help me to receive and secure the money over there as his relatives or next of kin, since all my effort to locate his family with the telephone number he gave me (62853700612) proved nothing,if you are willing to do this deal, you should not in any reason tell anybody about this transaction until you confirm the money in your account/home, because all we need is to get the document of (change of onwership account from the federal high court) on your behalf and the money will be release to you through our escrow account with Citi Bank. Kindly furnish me with your full name/address and your personal telephone number for effective communication.

Please treat this letter with utmost confidentiality and trust. We cannot afford to toy with this rare opportunity of a lifetime. It may interest you to know that this is no Scam or fairy tale email.

Please reply with your information for more details

Best Regard.

Ocha Douglas

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