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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:
  • "hundred thousand u.s dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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 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.
  • maitrelawfirm1@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "maitrelawfirm2@terra.es" <maitrelawfirm2@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 01:40:03 +0100 (MET)
Subject: DIVINE FAVOUR


MAITRE LAWFIRM

02 BP 1011 Sis Cocotomey Von Chalet,

COTONOU-BENIN

RE:ATTENTION,

I am happy to announce to you that your
e-mail address came up in a random draw
conducted by our law firm, MAITRE LAW FIRM
in cotonou, Benin. My name is M G B Epiphane
Esq. A personal attorney to our late client
MR RON ANDERSON who was an industrialist in
my country, Republque du Benin.

MR RON ANDERSON, a well known Philanthropist,
before he died, he made a Will stating that
$5.6m (Five million, Six hundred thousand U.S
dollars only) should be donated to any
Philanthropist of our choice overseas. We have
made a random draw and your name and e-mail
address was picked as the beneficiary to this
WILL.

I am particularly interested in securing
this money from the Bank, because they have
issued a notice instructing us to produce the
beneficiary of this WILL within two weeks or else
the money will be credited to the Government
treasury as per law here. It is my utmost desire
to execute the WILL of our late client. You are
required to contact me immediately to start the
process of sending this money to any of your
designated official account. I urge you to contact
me immediately for further details bearing in
mind that the Bank has given us a date limit.
Please act fast. Email me via my private e-mail
address; (maitrelawfirm1@myway.com)

NB: You should note that there is a stipulated
time limit for you to respond to this email
after that the offer will be pass
on to someone else.

Congratulation,

M G B Epiphane Esq.

(PRINCIPAL PARTNER)






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