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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:
  • "million united states 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)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • +22993916721 (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.
  • collinspaul82@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "eze ahmed" <eze9@gala.net>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 09:37:23 +0200
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRETARY IMMEDIATELY FOR YOUR CONPENSATION.


*My dear good brother,

Greetings in the name of God ! How are you and your family members ? I am
once again Mr Eze Ahmed from Benin Republic,working with Eko Bank Of Cotonou
Benin Republic and some time ago i introduced a transaction to you which one
circumstance or the other did not permit you to conclude the deal with me. I
am very excited to break the best news ever in my life to you that the fund
claims and transfer which you tried somehow some time ago,to assist me in
handling in the Community bank,have finally been successfully transfered
with the sincere co-operations of another partner from the Kingdom Of Saudi
Arabia whom i discovered upon realising that you will not be able to assist
me in realising my dreams as at that time.

Nevertheless,i am currently in Saudi Arabia with my ne w partner and very
busy with some investments project at hand,though i have resigned from the
bank since,as i told you earlier that i will,upon concluding the transaction
sucessfully. And my sick wife also in germany now taking treatments bcause
when she was flown to the United States of America,the expert there after
thourough diagnosis,refered her to the German hospital,thank God almighty
that she is swiftly responding to treatments . Any way i did not in any
way,forget your past efforts to assist me previously not minding that it did
not work out between us as we planned. I am hereby leting you know that in
appreciation of your past efforts to assist me,i left the sum of (US$1M) One
Million United States Dollars,in a cahsier's cheque on your behalf as your
compensation with my secretary before i travelled to Saudi Arabia. So
contact him as soon as possible to enable him send you the Cheque so that he
will join me in celebrations after the hurdles we went through together
before.

Here is my secretary's email address:
(**collinspaul82@yahoo.com*<collinspaul82@yahoo.com>
*) His name is
Mr.Collins paul Telephone: +229-939-167-21.
NB:NOTE :BELLOW IS THE REQUIRED INFORMATIONS YOU WILL SEND TO MY
SECRETARY
1. FULL NAMES:
2. ADDRESS:
3. OCCUPATION:
4. TELEPHONE NUMBER:
5. CITY:
6. STATE:
7. COUNTRY:

pls contact him immediately and do not hesitate to notify me as soon as the
compensation money gets to you. As a result of tight and busy schedules
here,i might not be all that free to write you e-mails but as soon as you
receive the money from him,write me email so that i will confirm that you
have goten the money.

Your's good brother/friend,

Mr. Eze Ahmed (writing from the Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia).*

**

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