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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:
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • centralbankofwestafrica0211@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: ibrahim_umaru1@ymail.com
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 21:59:08 +0200
Subject: CENTRAL BANK OF WEST AFRICA (BCEAO)


BANQUE CENTRALE DES ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST (BCEAO)
CENTRAL BANK OF WEST AFRICA (BCEAO)
Agence principale de Cotonou
Avenue Jean Paul I Cotonou, BP 325 Cotonou, Benin Republic.

Our Ref: BR/102/0005B/06 Your
Ref:
________________________________________________________

RE: TRANSFER OF $4,000.000.00 ON REF: BR/102/0005B/06

Attention please,

I am Dr. Joseph Doco,i am a new Board of Directors,am contacting you
regarding the outstanding transfer due to our checking files,because the
fund is available to transfer through our direct telegraphic wire transfer
to your bank account.

Conclussion,we are here to serve all our customers better.

Your required to recomfirm the following information to avoid mistake.

Here is the information we need below.

THE NAME OF YOUR BANK WHERE YOU WANT THE FUND TO BE
TRANSFERED.................

THE BANK ADDRESS................

YOUR ACCOUNT OFFICER NAME.................

THE BANK PHONE NUMBER....................

YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER................

YOUR ROUTING NUMBER.........

YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER............

THE BANK INTERNATIONAL CODE...........

CONTACT US BACK WITH THIS EMAIL:(centralbankofwestafrica0211@yahoo.fr)

Your urgent response will be highly appreciated

Dr. Joseph Doco
Director, Foreign Remittance,
(BCEAO

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