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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 beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • +22993840292 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
  • +22993827 (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.
  • diamondbankofafrica_beninrepubli@yahoo.de

Fraud email example:

From: "mrmikeuba010 Gazeta.pl" <mrmikeuba010@gazeta.pl>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:49:55 +0200
Subject: CONTACT DIAMOND BANK BENIN REPUBLIC FOR WIRE TRANSFER


Attention Dear Beneficiary,
W e are very sorry for what happen to you since last year,
Now listen the reason this money is coming to you is that the government of
this country has found that you was scammed since last year and they have
arrested those that scammed people.

So since Last week after we did not hear from you or receive your mail we
have made arrangement with DIAMOND BANK BENIN REPUBLIC on how to transfer
your money into your bank account at your country and note that your money
which bank going to transfer is $800.000.00 and what you have to do right
now is to contact the bank immediately so that the manager will transfer
your money into your bank account.

Now be informed that we have paid the bank for the open of new account fee
for you. now listen the money that remain which you can pay to him is wire
transfer fee which is only $150.00 to transfer your money directly into your
bank account at your country ok.

Try to contact bank through this.
HON.MR.TONY HUBERT DIAMOND BANK MANAGER
MANAGER'S PHONE NUMBER + 229 93 840292
FAX +22993827
EMAIL.... diamondbankofafrica_beninrepubli@yahoo.de

please make sure that you follow bank manager's instruction and forward all
your bank account detail where to
transfer your money into and your current telephone number.

This is information the Bank Manager need from you.
YOUR COUNTRY............
YOUR FULL NAME........
YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER............
NAME OF YOUR BANK................
OCCUPATION...........
HOME ADDRESS.....
MOBIL PHONE NUMBER.....
OFFICE NUMBER.........
HOME NUMBER............
AGE....
SEX....
May God Be With you
From United Postal Service company Manager
Benin Republic
Dr. JOHNSON EDRISON

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