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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:
  • "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 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.
  • +22997520366 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • drbodeusman@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: SECRETARY roseoba <roseoba28@live.fr>
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 05:56:33 -0200
Subject: Our Ref: FG 1/FRS/FCPP/VOL.5/2003



PRESIDENCY COTONOU, BENIN REPUBLIC FOREIGN CONTRACT PAYMENT PANEL Our Ref: FG 1/FRS/FCPP/VOL.5/2003 Sir, PAYMENT OF CONTRACT APPROVED FUND, CATEGORY (A) BENIN FOREIGN CONTRACT ACT OF 1999 ON CONTRACT EXECUTED . IN CONFORMITY WITH THE DETERMINED INTEREST OF THIS DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT TO OFFSET ALL OUTSTANDING FOREIGN CONTRACT DEBTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR NEW IMPROVED FOREIGN CONTRACT PAYMENT POLICY AS STATED IN THE BENIN FOREIGN CONTRACT PAYMENT ACT OF 1999, AS AMENDED TO EXPEDITE THE IMMEDIATE SETTLEMENT OF ALL APPROVED CONTRACTS. WE ARE OBLIGED TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR CONTRACT APPROVED FUND HAS FINALLY BEEN CREDITED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS CONTAINED IN YOUR APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF AN ACCOUNT SUBMITTED TO THE CENTRAL BANK OF BENIN (CBB) BY MR.B. WOLSON WHO CLAIM TO BE YOUR NEXT OF KIN FOR APPROVAL AFTER VETTING AND VERIFICATION, WE WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR NEW RECONCILED Name Of Bank: STANDARD CHARTERED BANK Hong Kong.Account number: 410-1-097081-7 Bank Code:003. SWIFT CODE: SCBL HK HH. TELEX:73230SCHNK HX. HAS BEEN CREDITED WITH YOUR CONTRACT APPROVED FUND. THEREFORE, YOU ARE ADVISED AS A MATTER OF URGENCY, TO CONTACT THE PAYING BANK; AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK . EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DR Bode USMAN ON SECURITY TELEPHONE LINE:+229 975 203 66 E-mail:drbodeusman@yahoo.fr TO PERSONALLY RECEIVE YOUR ORIGINAL FUND TRANSFER SLIP AND TRANSFER ACCESS CODE NUMBER IMMEDIATELY. FINALLY, YOU ARE ADVISED TO SIGN ON THE SPACE PROVIDED BELOW AND MAIL BACK TO THE OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN TO CONFIRM THE RECEIPT OF THE TRANSFERRED FUND AS STATED ABOVE IN YOUR ACCOUNT TO ENABLE HIM FORWARD SAME TO THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES FOR FINAL OBSERVATION.YOURS FAITHFULLY,MRS ROSE OBASECRETARY
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