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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)
  • ",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)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • archbishop1@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Bishop Morton" <bishopp4@gala.net>
Reply-To: archbishop1@sify.com
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:31:13 +0200
Subject: From Bishop Paul Morton Your Quick Response


*Bishop Paul S Morton
The Anglican Church ;
1515 Surulere Avenue,
Bp 102 Cotonou
Benin Republique.
*

*Blessed *

* I am delighted to address you by the Power given to me from above as the
Bishop of the Anglican Churches here in Cotonou Benin . You Must Confirm
this shortly from now pending your positive response to this. I am Sending
you this Message in Respect to a Lebanese Citizen Mr Andy P Johnito,an
industrialist here in Cotonou Benin Republique, who Invested the sum of US
9,000.000.00 ( Nine Million United States Dollars Only) in a Finance Firm
here in Cotonou Benin Republique, Unfortunately, he died in a plane crash
here in Cotonou which Happened on 26:/ 12:/ :2003 at Benin Internartional
airport, Including his family all died in that crash.*

*We now request your co-operation/ assistance to claim this fund to be
distributed to the Needy/ poor people in your country, as all efforts made
both at the Church here and his Fellow Lebanese Citizens to locate his
Relatives did not work out . I used to pray for him when he was alive , He
was Very Strong in the Lord .Do not regard this as Just an Ordinary Internet
Message *

* He worshipped with us at the Anglican Church here in cotonou and as a
Result we developed a Profound Family relationship. Most of his belongings,
he left them with me for safe keep, among them, all his Business
registration papers, His information with The Finance Firm for his USD
9,000,000.00 Deposit .*

* Now that we cannot locate any of his relation, we decided that this Money
, USD 9,000 ,000.00 be distributed to Charitable homes any where in the
world .We are now looking for a trust worthy person or persons who will come
and claim this fund and distribute it to charitable homes. It is a devine
Revelation from above to have this done .*

*You can contact me directly by Means of Telephone Call or E-mail, but be
sure when this fund finally gets to you, you must use it accordingly as
indicated here in this message. Keep it extremely confidential please until
this transaction is concluded soonest. Do not regard this as Just an
Ordinary Internet Message,*

*Send me your Phone Number, Your address and your Full names, Copy of your
Id to my email address: **archbishop1@sify.com* <archbishop1@sify.com>*
then give me a phone call in confirmation if you are Faithful enough to do
this, Do Let me know Immediately and you must witness the goodness of the
Lord in your Life , Family , Business and your entire generation ; I remain
for you in Fervent Prayers. *

* Your Quick Response is required *

*Bishop Paul S Morton
The Anglican Church
Cotonou Benin Rep

*

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