419 scam: "Mr. Bob Oteger" <boboteger@gmail.com> Release of Your Fund

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "demurrage " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "activation fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- fedex_b1@yahoo.com.sg (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- director dr. maxwell jones, and email address online:( fedex_b1@yahoo.com.sg) contact them today and also send your necessary (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Bob Oteger" <boboteger@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fedex_b1@yahoo.com.sg
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 14:06:11 +0100
Subject: Release of Your Fund

Attention Friend,

This is to bring to your notice that because of the impossibility of
your fund transfer through the western union network, we have credited
your total sum of ($2.8 millon USD)Two million Eight hundred thousand
united states dollars valid fund into an ATM MASTER CARD and I have
paid the re-activation fee and the delivery of the ATM Card To you, I
paid it because the ATM Card worth of ($2.8 millon USD)Two million
Eight hundred thousand united states dollars which I have registered
for delivery yesterday has less than 16 days to expire in the custody
of the FedEx Company and when it expires, the money will go into
Federal Government treasury account.

With that we decided to help you pay off the money so that the ATM
Card will not expire, because I trust that when you receive your ATM
Card definitely you must pay me back my money and even compensate me
for helping you, Now I want you to contact FedEx Express Delivery with
your physical address you desire the delivery to be made so that they
can deliver your ATM Card to your designated address without any
delay.

Like I stated earlier, the crediting re-activation, delivery and the
company registration charges has been paid by me, but I did not pay
their official keeping fees $98 usd since they refused, they refused
and the reason is that they do not know when you are going to contact
them and the demurrage might have increased by then, They told me that
their keeping fees is $98 per week only, and I deposited it yesterday
being 28rd May 2014:

Below is the Contact Information of the FedEx, Express Customer
Service Director Dr. Maxwell Jones, and Email Address online:(
fedex_b1@yahoo.com.sg) Contact them today and also send your necessary
information such as below

Full Name....................
Address.................
Phone number............
Country/State........
Any Of Your Identity Card.......

Important Notice: Your ATM CARD package is rapped with pin code paper
together with the instructions from the issuing bank on how you will
be using the card to withdraw your fund daily and I registered it as
gift so that the diplomatic Agent will not know the content of your
package okay.

Yours Sincerely,
Get back to me as soon as you receive your package from the company.

Am waiting for your urgent response

Email: (boboteger@gmail.com)
Mr. Bob O.
Director of Foreign Operations
Money Gram/Western Union Center

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