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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.
• 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.
  • drmichealbenson1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Frank Peters" <mrfrankpeters0002@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: mrfrankpeters3@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 09:21:52 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: ATTENTION ; THE BENEFICIARY


Attn: Beneficiary,

We hereby officially notifying you about the present arrangement to pay you, your over due contract/inheritance fund through (Master ATM Card) This arrangement was initiated/constituted by the World Bank and Paris Club, due to fraudulent activities going on within the African Region. The World Bank and Paris Club introduced this payment arrangement as to enable our contractors/inheritance beneficiary to receive their fund
Without any interfference.the Master ATM Card was contracted and powered by GOLD CARD WORLD WIDE.

Reconfirm the following information to us for Security reason.

1) YOUR FULL NAME.
2) YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS.
3) YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4) YOUR PROFESSION.

Upon the receipt of this mail we are going to load your fund into the
Master ATM Card and send a scan copy of the card to you before we will
Proceed to dispatch the card directly to your nominated home address so you absolutely have nothing to worry about all we need is your Prompt

Response and Co-operation by Gods Grace we will have a successful
Transaction.

Email To Contact: drmichealbenson1@yahoo.com

We are waiting for your immediate response.

CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.

BEST REGARDS,
MR.FRANK PETERS.
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE

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