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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:
  • "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2280935022 (Togo, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • patelias_utb06@yahoo.com.ph (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: patelias_utb06@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:22:13 +0530 (IST)
Subject: PLESAE IT'S VERY URGENT.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: sambousman1991@yahoo.in



- FROM:THE DESK OF MR SAMBO USMAN. DIRECTOR.BILL AND EXCHANGE DEPT. UTB BANK. LOME-TOGO.WEST AFRICA. REPLY TO THIS E-mail ADDRESS(patelias_utb06@yahoo.com.ph) Dear Carr, I sourced your email from a human resource profile database in the chamber, my name is Mr Sambo Usman. An account officer to late Mr. Morris Thompson from America who is an gold merchant Agent here in Lome-Togo, a well known Philanthropist before he died. He made a Will stating that $15.5M(Fifteen million, five hundred thousand U.S. dollars only) should be given to a Charity Organization of our choice in Africa. I have made a random draw and your e-mail address was picked as the beneficiary to this Will. I am particularly interested in securing this money from the Bank because they have issued a notice instructing me been the account officer to produce the beneficiary of this before end of this 2008 else the money will be credited to the Government treasury as per law here. It is my utmost desire to execute the Will of my late client Mr. Morris Thompson since he is no more alive, both wife Thelma Thompson, and daughter Sheryl Thompson. Please for more details concerning him and how he died, you can visit this website: www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01 /alaska.airlines.list/ If you are interested, you are required to contact me immediately with the bello information to start the documentation process with the help of a legal practitioner. I urge you to contact me immediately for further details bearing in mind that the Bank has given us a date limit, Please act fast. I await your urgent response. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR RETURN MAIL . THANKS AND HAVE A GREAT DAY. REPLY TO THIS E-mail ADDRESS(patelias_utb06@yahoo.com.ph) Tel:+228-093-5022. Best Regards,Mr Sambo Usman.

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