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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:
  • "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)
  • "federal republic of benin" (Benin, Cameroon, etc. are no Federal Republics, unlike Nigeria where this type of scam was invented)
• 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.
  • u.western12@yahoo.com.ph (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: mohamedmossa01@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2008 13:22:28 +0200
Subject: CONTACT WESTERN UNION FOR YOUR PAYMENT


Attn Beneficiary,

This is to notify you that after the meeting held on 08
of november 2008. His Exelence the PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF BENIN DRYAYI BONI. has Instructed this
Department to send your funds through western union money
transfer for easier receive of your inherinted funds without
any further delay.
to avoid paying money to the fraud stars
that is going on through the WORLD Now we have arranged your
payment of ($2.4millions) Two millions four hundred
thousand united state dollars, in atm payment card, to be
sent to you through western union money transfer payment:
Your payment will sending to you by western union, the
amount you will receive per day is $5,000
The minister trust funds of Benin Republic will send you the
currently standards track details you need to pick up your
($5,000) payment by western union,you will receive every day
till you receive the $2.4millions united state 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 wemaco payment
office on this email:(u.western12@yahoo.com.ph)
However, kindly contact the person who is in position to
release
your payment by western union. per day $5,000

Mr GODWIN BELTON ,
western union department
Financial Bank Benin,
Mobile:+22993414729
E-mail(u.western12@yahoo.com.ph)

The financial western union payment canter 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.Therefore the only fee
you have to pay them is $157 usd that they will use to
renewing of your file.
Note that the administrator payment need this details from
you to process your payment:
Your name_____________________
Receiver name______________
Country_____________________
City_____________________
Tel_____________________
Test question_____________________
Answer_____________________
Comply now because as soon as you sent this required details
to GODWIN BELTON he will start sending your payment by
western union
Regards to you and your family ,
Thanks and be bless .
Mohamed Williams.

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