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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • ",000,000" (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)
• 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.
  • anthony_obalimu2002@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: anthony obalimu <anthony_obalimu5@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:08:51 +0100
Subject: Dear sir/Madam,



Dear sir/Madam,

I, Dr.Anthony Obalimu , the Principal accountant of BENIN MINISTRY OF WORKS AND HOUSING and by that virtue a Director in this Ministry. I got your contant address from an associate working with the Benin export promotion council and i have decided to propose to you this business instrict confidence.

On behalf of my colleaques,who are miniterial official and other officers in charge of offshore remittance in this Ministry, are seeking your assistance for the transfer of thirty two million United state dollers [US$32,000,000.00] into your account for further private investnent purpose.
Hence our request for your assistance. SOURCE OF FUND; This amount to be transferred into your account accrued from over-invoiced contract sum for the construction of a Housing estate in parakou BENIN REP [Northern Region] in 2003 to expatriate companies.The contract which was originally valued for one hundred and eight million,United states Dollars


[US$108,000,000.00] was manipulated to read one hundred and fourty million ,United states dollers[US$140,000,000.00]. The extra US$32000,000.00 is what we want to transfer to your account for our own person use. This contract has been completely executed and the original contractors had been paid all their contact bills remaining this over-invoiced balance.

REQIREMENT; What we expect from you by e-mail during your positive reply are as follows:[1.] Name and Address of your bank[2.] Your bank account number where the fund will be lodged. OR YOU CAN OPEN ANYA NEW ACCOUNT FOR THIS TRANSACTION.[3.] Beneficiary's Name,Telephone and fax numbers for easy communication.
We have resolved that you as the account owner will earn 30%. of the total amount for you as it's impossible for us to claim this over-invoiced amount here in Benin without a foreign assitance, while 60% is for me and my colleaques for our investment and 10% will be mapped out for any micellaneous expences incurrd by both parties during the process of this transaction.
SECURITY; All modalities to effect the payment and subsequent transfer of this fund have been worked out,so this transation is 100%RISK FREE.


Though,you are rquired to treat this business with the stritest confidence. I await your immediate response through e-mail on my attention and send me your confidential email and phone number for speedy correspondence. I will highly appreciate it if you treat this business with strict confidence it demand for security reasons. It might surprise you ,why we have chosen you and trusted you for this transation , we believe that good person can be discovered and business like this cannot be realised without trust. This is why we have decided to trust you for this transaction. We are looking to do this business with you.


Be further informed that your interest and security has been considered , so be rest assured and feel free to go into this transaction with us, but let honesty and trust be our watchword through out the process of this transaction and your prompt reply will be highly appreciated, alternative you can reply with the below E-mail: (anthony_obalimu2002@yahoo.fr)
GOD BLESS.
BEST REGARDS,

Dr.Anthony Obalimu (BMWH).
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