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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:
  • "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.
  • maitre.lawfirm1@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: file doc <officeinfo06@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: maitre.lawfirm1@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:42:12 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CHARITY


MAITRE LAW FIRM

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 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; (maitre.lawfirm1@yahoo.fr)

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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