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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:
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • mrochadouglas@latinmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • ochadouglas03@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "douglass@terra.es" <douglass@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 14:12:34 +0100 (MET)
Subject: PLEASE CONFIRM THE RECEIPT OF THIS LETTER



PLEASE CONFIRM THE RECEIPT OF THIS LETTER
TO Email Above: mrochadouglas@latinmail.com OR ochadouglas03@excite.com

Dear Sir,

Good Day,My name is Ocha Douglas, the managing director of Union Bank Plc here in Lagos -Nigeria, I Need your Assistance to transfer to overseas ($10,500.000.00) Ten million Five Hundred United Dollars Only) in our bank, I am seeking a reliable and honest person who will be capable and fit to provide either an existing bank account or set up a new Bank account to receive this fund as next of kin, even an empty account can serve this purpose, or you help to seek an honest and, reliable businessman who can assist us. On 20th Novmber 2002 Mr. Haryanto Tomo from indonesia, deposited the sum of U$10.5million dollars with our bank here, 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 receive and safely 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 for the release of the money.

Please furnish me with your following information

1.Your Full Name/Contact Address
2.Your Personal Telephone Number for effective communication.
3.Your Age/Occupation

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 as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer. You should contact me
immediately as soon as you receive this letter.


Please I wait to hear from your response.


Best Regard.

Ocha Douglas





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