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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:
  • "dumorrage" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • oceanictrustbankplc@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "godwin587 Gazeta.pl" <godwin587@gazeta.pl>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:30:01 +0100
Subject: CONTACT THE BANK FOR YOUR WIRE TRANSFER IMMEDIATELY


DEAR BENEFICIARY ,
I have been waiting for you since to send us the delivery fee so that i
will be able to register your cheque so that it can be delivered to you
and i did not receive the fee so i went ahead to deposite the funds with
trust ($1,5m.usd)(one million five hundred thousand united state dollar)
but i did not heard from you since that time.

Then I went and deposited the cash with oceanic bank plc here in (Benin
Republic) because it has been in my office for a very long time after the
courier company said that it has entered dumorrage time so since them the
fund was return to my office
I want You to contact the oceanic wire transfer bank BENIN REPUBLIC to let
them know when they will Transfer your fund immidiatly.


All this are the information they may need to transfer your funds to your
account within 24 hours.

YOUR FULL NAME================

HOME ADDRESS==================

YOUR PHONE NUMBER-----------------------------------

YOUR INTERNATIONA L PASSPORT/DRIVING LISENCE -----------------------------

FULL BANKING INFORMATION.=====

NAME OF COUNTRY===============

BANKING ACCOUNT WERE YOU WANT THE FUND TO BE TRANSFER TO======

YOUR BANK REGISTRATION CODE NO (EM15GXC0)


YOUR PROFESSION------------------------------


The only money you have to send to them is there security keeping fee/will
also serve as the wire transfer fee, which is $185.00 Us Dollars to enable
them wire the money into your account immediately without any delay.This is
their Contact Address,

OCEANIC INTERNATIONAL TRUST BANK PLC BENIN REPUBLIC.
DIRECTOR .DR JOHN CLINTON
EMAIL;(oceanictrustbankplc@yahoo.fr)


Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the
security keeping fee.I gave them your transfering information but you
have to reconfirm it to them again to avoid any mistake on the transfering.
Let the company know immediately you receive your fund into your account.

THANK YOU BY
BARRISTER ANTHONY MIKE .

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam