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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "federal republic of benin" (Benin, Cameroon, etc. are no Federal Republics, unlike Nigeria where this type of scam was invented)
• 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.
  • +22997020249 (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.
  • diplomatice1@sify.com

Fraud email example:

From: johnmark2008@freenet.de
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 09:53:26 +0100
Subject: FINAL PAYMENT NOTIFICATION


#message7122781973118926190722130168869714026080260 { overflow:auto;
visibility:hidden }Cotonou Benin Republic
To All Beneficiaries

FROM THE
DESK OF:
REV: DR JOHN MARK FINAL PAYMENT NOTIFICATION Attention:
This is to officially inform you that we have verified your lottery
inheritance file and found out that why you have not received your
lottery payment is because you have not fulfilled the obligations given
to you in respect of your lottery/inheritance payment.Secondly we have
been informed that you are still dealing with none officials in the
bank in all your attempt to secure the release of the fund to you. I
wish to advise you that such an illegal act have to stop if you wish to
receive your payment since we have decided to bring a solution to your
problem. Right now we have arranged your payment through our swift Eco
Diplomatic/Security Finance Firm Inconjuction with the USA High
Commission to carry out immediate release of your fund, that is the
latest instruction from the President federal Republic of BENIN.
So the
Instruction have be pass to Eco Finance Diplomatic Firm to carry out the
payment $1,300,000.00 US Dollars and all the necessary arrangement of
delivering of the $1,300,000.00 in cash was made with Eco Security &
Finance Diplomatic Company Benin Republic.

Please write to them with
your contact details with given address below.
Dr.Rasheed Musa AliEMAIL:
diplomatice1@sify.com EMAIL: diplomatice1@sify.comPhone 00229
97020249

Note: The Diplomats Who Will Bring The Consignment To Any
Place Of Your Choice Does Not Know The Original Contents Of The Box.We
Made Them To Understand That The Boxes Contains A Sensitive Photographic
Film Material Instead Of Money For Security Reasons.
Send them your
contacts information to enable them locate you immediately they arrived
in your country with your BOX .This is what they need from you.

1.YOUR
FULL NAME----------------------------
2.YOUR HOME
ADDRESS-------------------------
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE
NUMBER--------------
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE
TELEPHONE-------------------
5.A COPY OF YOUR
PICTURE--------------------------
6.YOUR
AGE----------------------------------------
7.COUNTRY------------------------------------------

Best regards
Rev: Dr JOHN MARK

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