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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • pleonardc@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: pascal leonard c <pleonardc@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 14:01:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Get Back To Me


Name: Mr Paschal
Phone: 00228-910-08-17
Email pleonardc@yahoo.com

Dear Friend,

My name is Mr. Paschal, the regional manager of ECO BANK (EB) KARA TOGO.

I am a Togolaise married with two kids.

I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us. As the regional manager of the bank, it’s my duty to send financial reports to my head office in the capital city of Lome Togo.

On the course of the last year 2005 end of the of the year’s report, I discovered that my branch in which I am the manager made Thirty Three Million Five Hundred US Dollars (33,500.000) of which my head Office is not aware of and will never be aware of.
I have since then PLACED this fund on a SUSPENCE ACCOUNT without a beneficiary.

As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this fund thus I am compelled to request for your assistance to receive this fund into your bank account.

Now it is left for you to deceide on what you will give me as my percentage for assisting you in this claim.

I do need to assure you that there is practically no risk involved in this. It’s going to be a bank-to-bank transfer.

All I need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund.

If you accept this offer, I will appreciate your timely response.

With regards,
Mr Paschal.



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