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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• 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.
  • +22993166284 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Edward Will <edward_will5@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: wester_nunion9@msn.com
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:44:32 +0100
Subject: Pick up




Attn: Beneficiary

Pick up your ($5,000) payment by western union now we have arranged your
payment of $800.000.00 united state dollars in atm payment card to be sen=
t
to you through western union money transfer payment.Your payment will be
sending to you by western union, the amount you will receive per day is
$5,000.=20

The minister trust funds of Benin Republic will send you the currently
standards track details you need to pick up your ($5,000) payment by
western union, you will receive every day till you receive the
($800.000.00) united state dollars, now no need to send you this atm card
because you can not be able to withdraw the atm card due to the atm maste=
r
card contain large money on it.=20

The director administrtor trust funds have already signed your
payment,however,contact the below person who is in position to release yo=
ur
payment by western union $5,000 a day. Mr.Steven Pauley ,western union
department, Financial Bank Benin,
Mobile:+229 93166284
E-mail:
wester_nunion9@msn.com

The financial western union payment center has been mandated to issue out
your payment and you have to stop any further communication with any othe=
r
person(s) or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment.

Note that the administrator payment need this details from you to process
your payment:

Receiver name----------------
Country-----------------------
City--------------------------
Tel---------------------------
Test question-----------------
Answer------------------------
ID_____________________

Comply now because as soon as you sent this required details to .Mr Steve=
n
Pauley ,he will start sending your payment by western union.

Best Regards,
Mr Edward Will

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