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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:
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • +22998509551 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • groupe_consultant@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "=?utf-8?q?Dr.=20Adams=20Bona?=" <dr_adamsbona2@yahoo.com.co>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:17:44 -0800 (PST)
Subject: TRUST AND CONFIDENCE!


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:dr_adamsbona2@yahoo.com.co



- Dear Good day,I am a financial consultant based in Benin Republic. I have a client (a widow), she has US$8.5M (Eight Million, Five Hundred United state Dollars) with a private equity investment trust company for safe keeping only. She wishes to invest in a stable economy.Her interest is in companies with potentials for rapid growth in long terms. My client is interested in placing part of her fund in buying stocks and shares which shall be controlled by you. She also intend to own a business venture that can be overseen you, if your country's bi-laws allows foreign investment.You can contact me for more details via my e-mail address: groupe_consultant@yahoo.fr with your reference.It will be shared like this; 50% for my client, 35% for you,10% for me and 5% for expenses.Yours faithfully,Dr. Adams BONA.+229 9850 9551

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