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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million us 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)
  • "lome togo" (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.
  • michel_tim@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: michel tim <michel_tim5l@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 03:23:58 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: MY FRIEND PLEASE URGENT RESPONSE


FROM MR.MICHEL TIM
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT
UNION TRUST BANK
LOME TOGO.

My Dear Friend,

I have a proposal for you, this however is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour against your will. I am a man of 53 years old,and work with above named bank (one of the African leading banks in the West Coast). Here in this bank existed a dormant account for the past 3 years which belong to an American national who is now late as a result of 26 december 2003 plane crash in benin republsh as was carried in the news by CNN shown in the web site bellow.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/
As I was searching for a good reliable contact which I will entrust this business oppurtunity into its control, I was elated when I saw your address,and I picked a keen interest with confidence to solicit for your help in executing this oppurtunity.

However,I was moved to contact you base on the present situation of this oppurtunity which I may say that it is God given time offer When I discovered that there had been no deposits nor withdrawals from this account for this long period, I decided to carry out a system investigation and discovered that non of the family member nor relations of the late person is aware of this account.

This is the story in a nutshell. Now I want an account overseas where the bank will transfer this funds.Thereafter, I had planned to destroy all related documents for this account. It is a careful network and for the past eleven months I have worked out everything to ensure a hitch-free operation.

The amount is not so much at the moment and plus all the accumulated interest the balance in this account stands at-(US$ 8.5 million US dollars).


Now my questions are:

1. Can you handle this project?
2. Can I give you this trust?
3. What will be your commission?
PLEASE GET BACK TO ME ON THIS EMAIL ADDRES (michel_tim@yahoo.fr)

THANKS.
MR.MICHEL TIM
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT
UNION TRUST BANK
LOME TOGO.


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