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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:
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - 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.
  • vargas_ramon61@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: vargas_ramon61@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 07:26:42 -0900
Subject: HELLO


Good day,

I am MR. VARGAS RAMON TEODORO JR,CREDIT ACCOUNTS OFFICER EQUITABLE PCI BANK. I am writing you this letter based on the
latest development at my bank, which I will like to bring to your personal edification.

I am writing you this letter with so much joy and excitement even though my heart goes out to the very powerful and
distinguished gentleman who I was fortunate to have worked for and extremely privileged to have known
for numerous years.I am a top official in charge of client accounts in EQUITABLE PCI BANK inside the Philippines.

In 2001, my client was going through a horrendous divorce in the United States Of America and was on the verge of
losing most of his estate to his vicious and diabolical wife. As a result of this alarming predicament, my client came
to me with a very brilliant idea. He transferred
some funds, ten million two hundred thousand dollars($10.2m) to a fixed deposit account in my bank under an alias
which only the two of us knew about as the confidentiality of the matter was necessary for his
protection.

My client did not declare any next of kin in his official papers including the paper work of his bank deposit. There is
no risk involved at all in the matter as we are going adopt a legalized method and the attorney will prepare all the
necessary documents.

For your assistance, you shall receive 35% of the fund to be transferred, I will like my proposal to be kept
confidential because of what I explained above and you can reach me urgently on my e-mail vargas_ramon61@hotmail.com,
Thank you and
God bless you.

Regards,
MR. VARGAS RAMON TEODORO JR.
CREDIT ACCOUNTS OFFICER
HEAD OFFICE EQUITABLE PCI BANK TWR.
MKT AVENUE. COR.H.V DELA COSTA STR
PHILIPPINES.

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