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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • +22997598772 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: james noah <james88noah@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <jamesnoah2004@myway.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 03:24:14 +0100
Subject: READ YOUR MAIL




Dear Friend,


It is my pleasure to contact you for a business co-operation. I know the content of this mail might be a surprise to you, but I assure you that every word of it is real, though we did not know each other, but I believe you are reliable and sincere.


Please i will like you to contact me back immediately for urgent issues concerning banking profiting to relay to you to help me and receivecertain amount of money in my control in the Finance House, which has been lying unclaimed for a long time and to use your channel for this vital trade.


I am a seasoned experienced banker, holding the post of audit and accounts unit in the Foreign Remittance Department and would not like to unveil my package of investment untill i hear from you.


It is in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers who died along with his entire family in the 31st October 1999 in a plane crash,in an Egyptian airline (Egypt - Air- 990) with other passengers on board.

I hope you will find this letter with ease and reply me to furnish you on my interest of project which requires your involvement for better living.

Please if you are capable to work with me kindly
contact me back.
My Tel number is: +229 97598772
Yours Sincerely,
James Noah
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Anti-fraud resources:

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