419 scam: "From Dr. Ozudaa H.Oche"<infolee@lee.org> CONTACT MY SECRETARY FOR YOUR ATM CARD ;;;;

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
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.
- mrsamukwaobaeaset@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "From Dr. Ozudaa H.Oche" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsamukwaobaeaset@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2018 11:52:09 +0100
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRETARY FOR YOUR ATM CARD ;;;;

Dear Friend,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund transferred to

a Swiss Account with the co-operation of a new partner from Paraguay who is an

international business man.

Presently I'm in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the total

sum. Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in

transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how. So I have given my

Secretary instruction to send your Debit Card/ATM which contains the sum of

$850.000.00 (Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand US Dollars) on your name which I

have used as a compensation for your past effort.

Now contact my secretary her contact is:

Mrs. Amukwa Obaeast

Email: mrsamukwaobaeaset@gmail.com

Ask her to send you the total $850.000.00 Debit Card/ATM (Eight Hundred and

Fifty Thousand US Dollars) which I kept for your compensation for all the past

efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at

that time very much.

So feel free and get in touched with my secretary Mrs. Amukwa Obaeast and

instruct her where to send the Debit Card/ATM to you. Please do let me know

immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the suffering

at that time. In the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment

projects which I and my new partner are having at hand.

Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my secretary on your

behalf to receive that Debit Card/ATM containing $850.000.00, so feel free to

get in touch with Mrs. Amukwa Obaeast and she will send the Debit Card/ATM to

you without any delay.

Therefore, you should send her your full Name, telephone number and

contact address for her reference and make further arrangement with

her on how you want to receive your ATM CARD

Best Regards.

Dr. Ozudaa H.Oche

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