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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • approvecompanybeninferderal@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: BEINI REPUBLIC MINISTRY OF HOUSING <houseingrepublic4@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2008 13:20:41 +0000
Subject: CONTACT THE APPROVE COMPANY



FROM THE DESK OF;DR VICTOR MICHAEL,B.Sc[UNN] MNIM;MIc EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT,BEINI REPUBLIC MINISTRY OF HOUSING,BENINREP(BMWH)MEMO; STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
Ant; My Dear,
We stopped the western union office and Oceanic Bank to paying your $4.5Millionusd( FOUR MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) vas they service because such amount of money have to covered with many certificates before transferring it to you. Due to this problem we decide to use our GOVERNMENT FEDEX COMPANY to delivery the fund as consignment. This company was approved by our Federal Government last two months ago, It is only company confirmed from our Federal Government for any shipment here in BENIN Republic . The name of this company is BENIN FERDERAL GOVERNMENT APPROVE FEDEX COMPANY, we approve this company because some companies are using their courier to scam many other countries and at the end no consignment will delivery to the customers. I have registered your fund as consignment to this company, and they required below information to enable their company diplomat agent locate you once they get to your country.
Your Full Name;----------Address Office And Home;-------Telephone Office And Home;-------Nearest International Airport;-------Age;---------------- You can contact the Company with below information.
Email ;----(approvecompanybeninferderal@yahoo.com )Te;----------2299726693On Attention Of;-----GOVERNOR DR. NGOSINE NWALIOBA
They charge 22,000.00usd for the delivery fees but you will pay it after receiving and check your contents whether it complete your $4.5Millionusd (FOUR MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS). Make sure you contact this company today so by next tomorrow you will receive your $4.5Millionusd (FOUR MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) in your house. Keep me inform when you receive a respond from the company. stop contacting Western union Or the Bank because they can't transfer such money as our government will close they office if they do without those certificate. Regard, Dr Victor Michael,
Executive Director and principal accountant MINISTRY OF HOUSING, BENINREP (BMWH) MEMO; STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.

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