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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:
  • "director of operations foreign remittance division" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "foreign remittance division" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +22995841518 (Benin, 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.
  • bankinfordepartm@ny.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: fchuks favor <fchuks11@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 08:28:57 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: APPLICATION TO THE BANK URGENTLY



DEAR RORY



HOW ARE YOU TODAY, HOPE FINE? HERE I SEND TO YOU THE TEXT OF APPLICATION WHICH YOU HAVE TO FILL AND SEND TO THE BANK.



PLEASE DO INFORM ME AS SOON AS YOU SEND THE APPLICATION IN TO THE BANK TO ENABLE ME MONITOR IT FROM THE DIRECTORS DESK AND IF THERE IS ANY DEVELOPMENT AND WILL LET YOU KNOW.



PLEASE DO SEND TO ME YOUR PRIVATE CELL PHONE NUMBER. OR YOU CALL ME ON THIS MY PRIVATE CELL PHONE NUMBER 00229-95841518 AS SOON AS YOU SEND IN THE APPLICATION TO THE BANK.



TO SAVE MORE COST DO SEND THE APPLICATION THROUGH THE BANK E-MAIL ADDRESS AS INDICATED IN THE TEXT BELOW, ALSO CALL THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE BANK MR DENNIS ZORO AND INFORM HIM THAT YOU SEND IN APPLICATION TO HIS OFFICE FOR ANY URGENT ATTENTION HIS NUMBER IS IN THE TEXT WE HAVE THE SAME TIME WITH LONDON SO DO CALL HIM BY 7.30am TO 5.30pm DURING WORKING HOUR TIME.



BEST REGARDS



CHUKS FAVOR.



GOD BLESS YOU.







BELLOW IS THE APPLICATION




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ATTN: MR DENNIS ZORO,

The Director of Operations

Foreign Remittance Division

Continental Trust Bank

Cotonou Benin, West Africa

TEL:- 00229-93708085..

FAX: 00229-339 960.

E-MAIL: bankinfordepartm@ny.com bankinfordepartm

Dear Sir,



APPLICATION FOR THE TRANSFER OF $15.200.00M (FIFTEEN MILLION TWO HUNDREND THOUSAND UNITED-STATES DOLLARS ONLY) FROM ACCOUNT NUMBER: 286-41732-55.



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I,Mr:...................................................................................................................................
of......................................................................................................
(Address) humbly applies to this bank today the. (Date).............................as next of kin to your deceased customer Mr Hamilton Creek from USA who died in a Car crash I humbly apply putting claim over his balance with this bank valued at USD15.200.00, left in Account Number: 286-41732-55. Also wish my application will be given an urgent attention as I wish this balance be released and re-transferred into my account as rightful heir apparent.

Please, accept my apologies for this late application as it was due to family logistic problems consequent upon his funeral rights which have just been settled. I hope you will expedite action



Thanks in anticipation of your cooperation.



Yours Faithfully



Mr...................................................



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