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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:

• 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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "director of operations foreign remittance division" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "foreign remittance division" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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 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.
  • +22993864162 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "donlad charles" <charlesdon1012@norilsk.biz>
Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 01:29:27 +0200
Subject: READ AND GET INTOUCH WITH MR SAMSON BEKO IN FINANIAL BANK IMMEDIATELY.


DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DIVISION ATM
INTERCONTINENTAL BANK PLC BENIN
WEST AFRICA.

Attn My Dear

We sincerely appologise for the delay. Now we have arranged your payment of
($1.5million) One million five hundred thousand united states dollars in atm
payment card to be sent to you through western union money transfer payment:


Your payment will be sending to you by western union, the amount you will
receive per day is $7000.USD. The minister trust funds of Benin Republic
will send you the currently standards track details you need to pick up your
($7000.USD) payment by western union, you will receive every day till you
receive the $1.5million united states dollars, now no need to send you this
atm card because you can not be able to withdraw the atm card due to the atm
master card contain large money on it.

The director administrtor trust funds have already signed your payment, now
you are free to comply with Financial Bank payment office on this email: (
info.financialbankbenin@perpignan.net )
However, kindly contact the below person who is in position to release your
payment by western union per $7000.USD a day.

MR SAMSON BEKO, western union department
Financial Bank Benin,
Mobile: +22993864162
E-mail: (info.financialbankbenin@perpignan.net)

The financial western union payment center has been mandated to issue out
your payment and you have to stop any further communication with any other
person(s) or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment. Note
that the administrator payment need this details from you to process your
payment:

Receiver name:-----------------
Country:-----------------------------
City Address:--------------------------------------
Tel:----------------------------------------
Text question:--------------------
Answer:--------------------------------

Comply now because as soon as you send this required details to Mr Samson
Beko he will start sending your payment by western union.

Regards to you and your family, Thanks and be bless.

DR. CHARLES DONALD
THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DIVISION.

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