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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:
  • "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "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 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.
  • +22998563483 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:43:11 +0100
Subject: GOVERNMENT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION FOR YOU


Good day to you,=20

=C2=A0
This is to inform you that after the Meeting which was held by the ECOWAS=
,which is Economic Comunity of West Africa State,That your Name was found=
from the list of those who where Scammed by the Internet Money Laudering=
which is using our Government's Name and Other Africa to take people's m=
oney out.

=C2=A0
Now the federal government of these Country has arranged your Inherritanc=
e fund which is also your compersation of
$800.000.00 U.S.A DOLLARS with the Oceanic Bank Benin Republic Plc,The Oc=
eanic Bank Manager Benin Republic Hon.Mr COLLINS TONY has emailed us two =
times that some of the beneficiary has already have their fund transfered=
and it remain only 5 beneficiary including you so i want you to try much=
as you can to contact the Oceanic Bank Immediately.

=C2=A0=20
I want you to know that we have paid them for the Deposite fee before the=
Chairman of=C2=A0 the ECOWAS signed that there is no one that has any ri=
ght to take any money out of the! fund until it is transfered into the Be=
neficiary's Bank Account which is you ok.Then the only money they will de=
mand from you will be wire transfer fee which is $150.00 for the wiretran=
sfer.=20


CONTACT OCEANIC BANK BANK VIA THIS INFORMATION. ADDRESS...NO 24 CRESENT H=
OSPITAL EXPRES WAY COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC OCEANIC BANK MANAGE! R..HON.MR =
COLLINS TONY=C2=A0 PHONE
NUMBER...... +229-98563483=C2=A0 Email.. ( oceanicbankbenin_republic73@ya=
hoo.com.mx )=20

=C2=A0
Below is the Information that the Oceanic Bank needed from you


Your country.........
Full Name..........
Name of your Bank......
Account Number..........
Swift Code if Possible.........
Routing Number...........
Bank Address...........
Your Mobile Phone Number....
Home Number..
Office Number..........=20

Please try to contact the Oceanic Bank Benin and try to know that they ar=
e only people that we Ordered to transfer your fund in this Country.Pleas=
e let me know once you contact them today to avoid any mistake.
=C2=A0 MR Daniel Joe
PAYMENT CONTRACTOR MANAGER=C2=A0 FROM FEDERAL MINISTER OF FINANCE=C2=A0 B=
ENIN REPUBLIC.

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