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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"
• 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.
  • davidobrad_md@yahoo.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "afri bank" <ddddiu@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: davidobrad_md@yahoo.pl
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 20:16:15 +0200
Subject: PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL,,,,,,,,,,,,,,AFRI BANK BENIN

(UNITED NATIONS(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
870 UNITED NATIONS B PLAZA 20-A NEW YORK NY 10017
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT
Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX027

Attn: My Dear

RE: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF
US$5,000,000.00(US$5M)

We have actually been authorized by the presidency, Federal Republic of
Benin and the Governing board Central bank of Republic to investigate the
unnecessary delay of your payment, recommended and approve your claims for
payment if certified as genuine.
During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your
payment has been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank who
are trying to divert your money into their private accounts, to forestall
this, security for your funds was organized in the form of your personal
identification number (PIN) and your transfer access
code (T.A.C),

This will enable only you have direct control over this fund, we have also
agreed with the presidency that we will handle this payment ourselves to
avoid the hopeless situation created by the officials of the Central bank of
Benin.
We obtained an irrevocable payment guarantee on your payment from the
presidency we are happy to inform you that based on our recommendation,
instructions. Your entire Inheritance/Contract fund has been credited in
your favour through our overseas paying Bank.
You are therefore advised to contact ( MR.david obrad) International Audit
unit, United Nations Liaison Office Federal Republic of Benin on Tel+229
97298655. or Email address :(davidobrad_md@yahoo.pl ) to collect your
original payment slip with your pin and transfer access code.

As soon as you submit these codes and your payment slip to your bank they
will credit your account without
delay. Note you are advised to furnish MR.Mike Ebele the details listed
below to avoid transfer of this fund
into a wrong person.

1) Your full name.............
2) Phone, fax and mobile .............
3) Company name, position and address. .................
4) Profession, age and marital status..........

Be noted to you that the above information will enable him get your original
payment slip andidentification number (PIN) and also your transfer access
code (T.A.C) As soon as this information is received.
We expect your urgent response to this email to enable us monitor this
payment effectively.

MR.West Patrick
UNITED NATIONS, NEWYORK.

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