419 scam: "Larry Smith"<student@ocu.edu.tw> YOUR REPLY MEANS ALOT.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "because it still remains the fastest medium of communication" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "larrysmith1@w.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- +2347055455884 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <larrysmith1@w.cn>
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:10:28 +0100
Subject: YOUR REPLY MEANS ALOT.

Dear Friend,

This message might meet you in utmost surprise, however, it’s just my urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction, and I choose to reach you through it because it still remains the fastest medium of communication. However, this correspondence is private. I got your contact from the chambers of commerce. I am a banker by profession working in West Africa Nigeria and currently working in the Auditing and Accounting unit of the bank. I have the opportunity of transferring the left over funds (US$22,300,000) of one of my bank clients late Mr. Mark Brein who died along with his entire family on 31 July 2000 in a plane crash. The fund for transfer is of clean origin. You can confirm the genuineness of the deceased death by clicking on this web site

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

Hence, I am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be shared between us in the ratio of...

37% {$8,251,000 million}, for you,
50% ($11,150,000 million), for me,
3% {$690,000 thousand}, for arise during the transaction,
10% (2,230,000 thousand) as a free will donation to charity and motherless babies homes in both our countries as sign of breakthrough and more blessings.

If you agree to my business proposal I require you to send me your personal information’s such as your

Full name,
Your Telephone number
Your Occupation
Your Full home Address,
Scanned photograph, Or your ID card copy or International Passport

Immediately I receive those details, I will forward the details of the transfer and the application of claim to you which you will fill and send to the bank for the claim.

Have a great day.

Your Faithfully
Mr. Larry Smith

Telephone: +234-705-545-5884
E-mail: larrysmith1@w.cn

NB, MAKE SURE YOU KEEP THIS TRANSACTION AS YOUR TOP SECRECT AND MAKE IT CONFIDENTIAL TILL WE RECEIVE THE FUND INTO THE ACCOUNT.

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