419 scam: "Larry Leake ( Homeland Security investigation officer )"<larrylea321@hotmail.com> Homeland Security Usa Texas Payment Notification Alert

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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.
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.
- larryleake1@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Larry Leake ( Homeland Security investigation officer )" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <larryleake1@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 06:49:15 +0100
Subject: Homeland Security Usa Texas Payment Notification Alert

How you today,

Homeland securities Usa Texas ALERTS, note your fund is not in Africa any more, is here in Usa right now, please stop all communication with all offices from Africa or other countries offshore offices contacting you for transfer of fund, they are not capable transferring your funds to you, which the Usa government checking files of our citizens and outside countries pending funds own to clients, we found out the amount of monies our Usa citizens and others loose every day while trying to receive payment,Usa Government via homeland securities have investigated funds, called your fund back to the Usa to enable homeland security office and you conclude this transfer in-house which you must receive your fund within 72hrs once you adhere to our instructions.

The mode of settlement is this, you will receive fund via direct cash cargo delivery to your home, bank or office depending where you will prefer to receive cash, write back to this office to inform you the steps you have to follow to get your funds like we have informed via our letter now, below re-confirm your particulars as requested to proceed.

1. FULL NAME
2. FULL ADDRESS/OFFICE/HOME
3. TELEPHONE NUMBER MOBILE OR ANY DIRECT PHONE NUMBER
4. SCAN COPY OF INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVERS LICENSE

Write back now to receive your fund within 48hrs as mandated by the office of the presidency on debt clearance newly approved which your payment is listed, this is our final notice to you.
Reply to this email: larryleake1@yahoo.co.jp

Regards,

Larry Leake (Homeland Security investigation/payment officer)

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