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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "federal republic of benin"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • +22993157488 (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.
  • hilaryodinak1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Joseph Ugbagu" <josephugba002@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: josephugba@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2006 02:14:26 +0100
Subject: compensation for your past efforts.

Dear Friend,

I didnot forgot your past effort by trying to help me, now I want to tell
you that i have suceeded in getting those funds transferred under the
cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay.
Contact my secretary in Cotonou De federal Republic of Benin because I have
left the whole instruction to him on your behalf and instruct him where to
send the $800.000.00 with out any further delay for your compensation.
His name is Hillary Odinaka

Email: hilaryodinak1@yahoo.com
Phone:+229-93157488.

NB:NOTE :BELLOW IS THE REQUIRED INFORMATIONS YOU WILL SEND TO MY
SECRETARY:-
(1) YOUR FULL NAMES
(2) YOUR HOUSE ADDRESS
(3) YOUR DIRECT CELPHONE NUMBER AND HOUSE PHONE WITH FAX IF ANY .
(4) YOUR ID EITHER INTERNATIONAL PAS-PORT OR DRIVING LINCES .

Regards
Mr. Joseph Ugbagu

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