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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:
  • "transfer into your account" (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)
  • "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.
  • +22997778233 (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.
  • infor_financialbank2007@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: louis william <louisluke2009@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 14:25:45 +0100 (CET)
Subject: GOOD NEWS TO YOU TODAY


Dear sir,
Its my pleasure to inform you that your bank draft of US$800,000.00 (EIGTH HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) have stayed more than necessary and i went toi financial bank to discus this with the bank director as its geting near to expire.
Then he told me that i should not allow your certified bank draft to expire unclaimed.
However he told me that your fund can be transfered to you via a direct wire transfer'KTT) into your account.He told me to instruct you to contact the bank to apply for a direct wire transfer into your account to avoid loosing your fund.
Therefore you can contact the bank with below information

FINANCIAL BANK PLC
20/22 HOSPITAL ROUTE
COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC
TEL; +229 9777 8233
EMAIL; infor_financialbank2007@yahoo.fr
WEBSITE; www.financialbank.new.fr

On attention of DR MOHAMMED LAMBOTA

Send an email to the bank with the above bank email and apply for your wire transfer as i have informed the bank about you already.On receipt of your fund into your account endeavour to inform me immediately.
Regards,


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