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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:
  • "transfer into your account" (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)
• 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.
  • jamesoliver_online@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "james oliver" <jamesoliver3@gala.net>
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 06:03:55 +0100
Subject: CABINET RESOLUTION 2008


DATE: 2/07/2008
CABINET RESOLUTION 2008


Valued Attn,


This is to bring to your urgent notice that after much investigation this
office realize that you must have spent so much money trying to claim or
complete series of on going transaction with different kind of departments
online which still appears null, you are therefore advised to let go any
amount paid as they will require you to pay more. This office has approved
to pay you part payment valued $1.2M as it was only one was confirmed legal
been your inheritance fund or award winning payment.

First I advice that you copy out your Transaction Codes:

1. New Payment Reference: 870080569
2. Allocation No: 24231
3. Password No: Ntto369
4. Pin Code No: 159
5. Certificate of Merit Payment No: 753
6. Released Code No: 241
7. Immediate Telex Confirmation No: Noctt4222
8. Secret Code No: Mauxxx3
9. Amount 1, 200,000.00

We advice you to indicate the options you will be willing to have your
fund made payable to you. Funds that remains unclaimed until the 25TH of Jun
2008 should be CONFISTICATED and returned back to the Government account
also note that you are require to pay for the certificate of declaration of
funds origin and permanent migrants transfers, youn are advice to send an
email immediately so that we can advice you on how to get the money accross
to us without any delay today.

Please kindly forward your how destination, direct telephone numbers, If
possible you want your fund to be transfer into your account you can kindly
forward your account details to our office without any delay.

The fee $75 can not be deducted from the funds since it has a non deduct
able access code which made it impossible to be tampered with. Please E-mail
: Mr. James. Oliver, the Resleasement Payment office Benin. E-MAIL :
jamesoliver_online@yahoo.com

With the required PAYMENT details as soon as you send the fee and indicate
any of the options which you will like the money to be transferred to you,
and we shall proceed with the remittance of your fund.

Mr. James. Oliver.
Exchange Control Manager (ASFC)

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam