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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 us 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)
  • "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• 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.
  • western_bjbj@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "WESTERN UNION BENIN" <westernunionbj4@fastwebmail.it>
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 15:17:22 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION !! FROM WESTERN UNION BENIN


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*ATTENTION*



*Dear Sir, *

* Reply to western_bjbj@yahoo.fr *



**

It has come to our knowledge that you have been victimized in your pursuit
of your claims of your Fund from bank branch office here in Benin . We have
observed that you have been extorted so much that it became difficult for
you to get your fund,which you were made to spend fortune to receive your
fund due to fake lawyers, and bank managers, which you entango yourself
with.

*
We have been petitioned about your fund from Bank in Benin which you have
labored and fought for but yet you have not received it instead you are left
with no option than to be asking you to pay more fees for one reasons to
another. *


*We bring to your notice that going by the recent intervention of the
Economic Community of West African States in collaboration with Bank of
Africa Benin (ECOWAS) through the orders of the Ecowas Heads of States And
our president of Benin Republic, DR .BONY YAYI ,who empowers this Panel to
officially contact you for onward transfer of your fund 1.200million US
dollars from International commercial bank of Africa by **western
union**transfer
**

However,we hereby advised that henceforth you stop further contact with any
other person(s)Offices FROM ANY BANK, or individual who may contact you in
respect of your Funds. *

*
Also we request that you reconfirm to us with immediate effect your contact
details such as your International Passport Copy/ Driver's License to enable
us Identify whom we are dealing with so as to avoid transferring the fund to
wrong account. Confirm your bank information's Feel free to contact us
through any of the above mentioned contact address **Let us know if you want
your funds to transfer by western union.?*
****
**

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*** Reply to western_bjbj@yahoo.fr

Sincerely,
Dr Joe White.
Executive Secretary.*

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