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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:
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • +22997698074 (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.
  • info_courr@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • expnational@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ZEYNAB MOGOM" <mogomzeynab@ig.com.br>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:58:12 +0200
Subject: FROM MRS ZEYNAB WILLIAMS.


DEAREST FRIEND,

I AM MRS WILLIAMS ZEYNAB THE WIFE TO MR WILLIAMS WHO CONTACTED YOU IN A
TRANSACTION WHICH HE LETER SUCCEDED AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO INFORM YOU
ABOUT HIS SUCCESS IN GETTING THOSE FUND TRANSFERED WITH A VERY GOOD GOD
FEARING SOMONE AND MY HELTH CONDITION IS GETTING BETER NOW WITH TYPE OF
TREATMENT APLYIED WHICH I HAVE BEEN SERCHING FOR YOUR CONTACT INFORMATIONS
AS TO SHOW APRESIATION FOR YOUR HELP TO HIM DURING ALL THOSE TIME
YOU ATEMTED IT, DOUGH IT FAILS US SOME HOW AND I BELIVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE
YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS, WHICH HE INSTRUCTED ME TO CONTACT YOU FOR A
COMPENSATION BEFOR HE DIED AFTER SOME BRIEF ILNESS,AND WILL NEVER FORGET
YOUR ATTEMPT TO HELP AND ALSO YOUR EFORT TO HIM.

NOW I WANT YOU TO CONTACT CURRIER EXPRESS NATIONAL BENIN FOR THE DELIVERY OF
THE CHEQE ON THE INFORMATION BELOW AND RECEIVE YOUR COMPENSATION OF $
1.2.000.000 USDOLLARS: AND YOU HAVE TO KNOW THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW THE
CONTENT OF THE ENVELOP AS CHEQE FOR SECURITY RESEANS.

*CURRIER EXPRESS NATIONAL BENIN*
*23 MISSEBO ROAD SEGBEYA, AKPAKPA COTONOU
BENIN REPUBLIC.
PHONE: +229 97 69 80 74*
*FAX: +229 21 33 03 55
EMAIL: info_courr@yahoo.fr<http://fr.mc282.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=info_courr@yahoo.fr>
Or
expnational@sify.com*


SEND TO THEM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR THE EASY DELIVERY:
YOUR FULL NAME;...............................
YOUR ADDRESS:.................................
YOUR COUNTRY:................................
YOUR AGE:........................................
YOUR OCCUPATION:................................
YOUR PHONE NUMBER:.............................

NOTE ALSO THAT I WILL NOT BE REACHED BY EMAIL OR PHONE FOR NOW BECAUSE I AM
CORRENTLY AWAY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE WITH OUR SHARE AND I WILL BE BUSY TILL
ABOUT SIX MONTHS TIME OR A YEAR.

REGARDS,
MRS ZEYNAB WILLIAMS.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam