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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • mitchei99@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: tedy ohuabu <teohecob2005@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 15:44:23 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: DEAR SIR


FROM THE DESK OF DIRECTOR OF PAYMENT
NED BANK GROUP.
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
5th FLOOR 17 HARRISON CORNER MAIN STREET
JOHANNESBURG.P.O.BOX 61679.
MARSHALLTOWN 2107.

DEAR SIR
I AM TEDDY OHU.

FEWS YEAR BACK ONE ENGR.JERRY T PETERSEN, A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMAN, MADE A TIME DEPOSIT OF US$1.750,000 WITH OUR BANK.

UNFORTUNATELY ON THE 24TH NOVEMBER,2000, ENGR.JERRY T PETERSEN,DIED ON A AUTO ACCIDENT LEAVING NOBODY AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE MONEY IN
THEBANK. AND EVER SINCE HIS DEATH SIX YEARS NOW,NOBODY HAS COME FOR THE MONEY.

WE HAVE SENT SEVERAL LETTERS TO HIS FORWARDING ADDRESS
WITHOUT REPLY. BASE ON OUR BANKING POLICY, IT WILL BE EASY FOR ME AS THE DIRECTOR OF PAYMENT TO USE ANY PERSON LIKE YOU TO STAND IN AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE LATE ENGR.JERRY T PETERSEN, TO CLAIM THIS MONEY.

WITH OUR SOLID ARRENGEMENT WITH OUR LEGAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT HERE IN THE BANK.AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT WILL TAKE ONLY 5 WORKING DAYS TO GET THIS MONEY OUTSIDE AND GET THE MONEY CREDITED TO ANY BANK ACCOUN YOU MAY PROVIDE.

ALL BANKING INSTRUMENTS NEEDED TO CLOSE THIS BUSINESS WILL BE PROVIDED
BY ME AND MY TEAM HERE IN THE BANK.ALSO NOTE THAT THE SHARING RATIO IS 75% FOR US.

AND 20% FOR YOU AND 5% SET ASIDE FOR ANY EXPENSES THAT MAY ARISE ALONG THE LINE.
IF YOU AGREE TO TRANSACT THE DEAL WITH US,THEN KINDLY PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION NEEDED TO PROCESS THE FUND WITHOUT DELAY.

1.FULL NAME
2.CONTACT ADDRESS/BANKING INFO
3.TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER
4. OCCUPATION/PROFESSION
5. DATE OF BIRTH

GET BACK TO ME ON RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL WITH DETAIL INFORMATION THROUGH MY CONFIDENTIAL
EMAIL ADDRESS( mitchei99@myway.com)

REGARDS

TEDDY OHU

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