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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "million united state 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)
  • ",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)
  • "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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • bendu1@jmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Bendu Ibrahim" <bendu1@klikni.cz>
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 20:01:05 +0000
Subject: PLEASE HELP ME


DEAR FRIEND,



KINDLY REPLY TO MY DIRECT E-mail: bendu1@jmail.co.za



MAY I USE THIS MEDIUM TO INTRODUSE MY SELF PLEASE, I AM BENDU IBRAHIM 20
YEARS OLD FROM SUDAN BUT IN GHANA RIGHT NOW.



I CAME DOWN TO GHANA TO CLAIM MY INHERITANCE THAT MY LATE FATHER DEPOSITED
WITH AN INSURANCE AND SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN GHANA.



RIGHT NOW I HAVE FINISHED THE CLAIM AND MY INHERITANCE (A METALLIC TRUNK
BOX) CONTAINING NINE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS (US$9,000,000.00) IS
PRESENTLY IN GHANA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, I AM READY TO LEAVE, BUT I DON'T
HAVE ANYBODY TO RECEIVE ME AND TO HELP ME INVEST.



PLEASE I NEED YOU TO RECEIVE ME AND ALSO HELP ME INVEST MY MONEY IN YOUR
COUNTRY.



KINDLY GET BACK TO ME WITH YOUR PHONE NUMBER AND ADDRESS SO THAT WE CAN
DISCUS BETTER.



YOUR EFFORT WILL BE WELL REWARDED WITH 30% OF THE TOTAL MONEY I AM COMING
WITH.



PLEASE I AM EXPECTING TO HEARING FROM YOU.



PLEASE KINDLY REPLY TO MY DIRECT E-mail: bendu1@jmail.co.za





THANK YOU,



BENDU IBRAHIM.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam