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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:
  • "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.
  • togo_l@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "NATCHABA Ouattara =?utf-8?Q?Fambar=C3=A9?=" <info1@oceanicmailsonle.net>
Reply-To: togo_l@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 11:18:43 +0000
Subject: Compliment Of The Day,




Compliment Of The Day,

I have come across such name before among some of the SHELL Petroleum expatriates that have worked here in my country some years ago, if my assumption in not correct excuse me please for that.I am Senator NATCHABA Ouattara Fambaré the formal head of Togo senate assembly as referred in our government,Try to look me up in our government site below http://www.assemblee-nationale.tg/charpente/historiq/lespa.htm, Presently i am not assuming that office again as a result of political turmoil that has befallen Togo. I can have trust in our dealing if you can assist me honestly and sincerely.


I need you to help me to invest in estate/property investment in your country that will in turn help me and my family to get residency. If you can help me to buy properties worth over USD23Million both Land and Houses i will give you 25% of my investment but can you tell me more about yourself . I need a trustee to help me get out this money from here and If you insist later we shalll agree terms. If you have any existing or outstanding transaction here in Africa do inform me, in any area you may require me to help you. Do reply me NATCHABA Ouattara Fambaré

NATCHABA Ouattara Fambaré
Lome Togo.
mail: togo_l@yahoo.co.uk

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