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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.

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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.

Fraud email example:

From: Chambersbase Legal Practitioners <chambersbase@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:56:53 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT


Attn Client,

This is to indicate that we are in receipt of your recent email. We advised you proceed actions in claiming your inherited funds from cbb.

You are also required to get all the needed legal certificates from the Federal High Court Benin and other Government parastatals before your funds can be released.

You should go ahead and send the $1600. US Dollars to empower these Honorable chambers apply in your name for the procurement of those legal certificates and submit to cbb on your behalf to facilitate the final release of your funds to you.

We will also sign your funds final release order and agreement bond in your favor to ensure that your funds are release.

Send down the fee via Western Union Money Transfer in the name of the chambers council member stated below.

NAME MR.OKWUOHA KINGSLEY EBERE
ADDRESS COTONOU
BENIN REPUBLIC.

You should send the transfer information, the control numbers, text question and answers to this chambers email box.

Upon the conformation of the payment, we will move to the authorities concerned and apply in your name for the procurement of the legal certificates.

With best wishes and with hope all is well with you. We remain in your loving companionship.

Thanks
Hon.Dr Rotomi Williams Esq.
Head of chambers base and co

We put the Corpus in Heabus Corpus.


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