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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 us 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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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.
  • +22998759377 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?Office=20File?= <offffff.file@yahoo.in>
Reply-To: impex_cc.bbolc@live.fr
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:01:18 +0530 (IST)
Subject: URGENT CONTACT IMPEX COMPANY


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: offffff.file@yahoo.in



- ATTEN; BENEFICIARY,This is to bring to your notice that, I have paid for the delivery and the insurance of YOUR PAYMENT SLIP WITH YOUR PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER PIN AND YOUR TRANSFER ACCESS CODE TAC that you need to receive and present to your bank so that your $1.4million us dollars will be paid to you by your bank. Please remember that i paid all this fee is because that the PAYMENT SLIP has just a week and 4 days to be cancel by the head office in BENIN and when they cancel YOUR PAYMENT SLIP WITH YOUR PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER PIN AND YOUR TRANSFER ACCESS CODE TAC ,the money will go into Government purse.With that I decided to help you pay the money so that,YOUR PAYMENT SLIP will not be cancel,because I know when you cash your funds definitely you must pay me my money back and even compensate me for helping you.Now i want you to contact Impex Courier Company with your Full Contact informations so that they can deliver YOUR PAYMENT SLIP WITH YOUR PERSONAL IDENT!
IFICATION NUMBER PIN AND YOUR TRANSFER ACCESS CODE TAC to your designated address without any delay.Like i stated earlier, The delivery charges has been paid but i did not pay their official keeping fees since they refused. They refused and the reason is that they do not know when you are going to contact them and dumourage might be increase. They told me that their keeping fees is $35 per day and i deposited it yesterady 11th-12-2008 and i did not contact you yesterday is because that i have low connection.Director Dr BROWN UDE Cotonou, Benin Republic.Tele;+229 98 75 93 77,E-mail; impex_cc.bbolc@live.fr Contact Today to avoid increase of their keeping fees and let me know once you receive YOUR PAYMENT SLIP WITH YOUR PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER PIN AND YOUR TRANSFER ACCESS CODE TAC.REAGRD BY BONUS YELLOW.

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