419 scam: Laurence De Rogo <tyuske02@yahoo.co.jp> SECRET BEHIND 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:

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:
- "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. )
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "federal republic of benin" (Benin, Cameroon, etc. are no Federal Republics, unlike Nigeria where this type of scam was invented)
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.

Fraud email example:

From: Laurence De Rogo <tyuske02@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Laurence De Rogo <officme2@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2015 10:42:40 +0900 (JST)
Subject: SECRET BEHIND YOUR FUND

My Dear.

I am Mrs. Laurence De Rogo Citizen of Ghana, a Computer Analyst with Eco
Bank Western Union and money gram Of Benin. I am 32 years old, just
started work with Eco Bank Western Union of Benin. (D.B.B.) my dear, I
came across your payment file which was marked X and your fund release
Hard Disk painted RED, I took my time to study it and found out that you
have really attempted to receive it but the fund has not been release to
you. The most annoying thing is that the directors and top officials of
this nation cannot tell you the truth that on no account will they ever
release the fund to you: instead they let you spend money unnecessarily.

I swear with my life that I do not intend to work here all the days of my
life, I can release this fund to you if you can certify me of my security
and how I can run away from this Country Cotonou Benin if I do this for
you, I cannot run back to Ghana as they have all my information in Ghana,
and if I don't run away from this country after I made the transfer to
your bank account, I will be seriously in trouble and my life will be in
danger

The only thing I will need to release this fund is a special HARD DISK, we
call it HD120 GIG. I will buy two of it and it will only cost $110,to
recopy your information, destroy the previous one, and punch the computer
to reflect in your bank account within 24 banking hours. I will clean up
the tracer and destroy your file, after which I will run away from here
Cotonou to meet with you in your country if you are interested. But you
must assure me the absolute confidentiality of this deal before I can do
any further.

You should reconfirm your current information as follows,

Your Full Names:
Current Home Address:
Current Telephone Numbers for easy communication:

Active Bank Details where you want the fund to be transferred into:

This people are the corruption in Africa it must have limit. So I need to
receive the bank information before I shall provide you with the
information to send the $110 USD for the hard disk.

Regards,

Mrs. Laurence De Rogo
Ecobank of Africa Cotonou Benin
Federal Republic of Benin West Africa

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