419 scam: TONG DECHA <prueba@alaluf.com> Greetings Dear Friend !

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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:

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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: TONG DECHA <prueba@alaluf.com>
Reply-To: TONG DECHA <tongdecha@yamail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2013 19:07:25 -0300 (ART)
Subject: Greetings Dear Friend !

Dear Friend

I'm Tong Decha, an attorney. A deceased client of Mines, by
appoint Mr Andrew Parker in his country, which will henceforth
referred to as my client, whose life and his whole family
were passed during your holiday in a Holidays Resort in Phuket Thailand
on December 26, 2004 in Tsunami natural disaster.

I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind
by my client before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by
bank where this deposit valued at $ 6 million is presented.

This bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin, or
Account will be confiscated because there is a government
Term Diary authorizing all banks to freeze or confiscate any
account that has not been used for a long period of time, this
is geared towards capital flight for the economy.

My proposal to you is to seek your consent to present you as the
Next-of-kin and beneficiary of my named client, so that the product
This account can be paid to you. This will be disbursed or shared
these percentages, 60% to me and 40% to you.

All legal documents to back up your claim as my client's next-of-kin
are provided. What I need is your honest cooperation to enable
us see this transaction through.

This will be executed under a legitimate arrangements that will protect
you from any breach of this law.If business proposition offends
moral values, do not accept my apology, but if not, then contact me at
once to indicate your interest, giving me urgently the following
follows:

1st. Your full name:
2nd. Your Telephone Number
3rd. Your contact address.
4th. Your age and occupation.

Your urgent response will be highly anticipated and appreciated.

Sincerely,
Attorney Tong Decha

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