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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:
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "united state of america" (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 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.
  • fredana1458@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • mike.dan65@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?larry=20mike?= <fredana1458@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: mike.dan65@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:54:00 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Good news dear


J'ai une nouvelle adresse de courrielVous pouvez maintenant m'écrire à : fredana1458@yahoo.ca





- Good news dear,It is my pleasure to inform you that the latest development regarding the news from the New president of United State of America ( Barrack Obama ) to release all your fund through bank of america without any further delay. The United Nations in conjunction with Federal Investigation Department / The U.S.A Government do hereby give this irrevocable Approval Order with Release Code: FBI/3480/02/00 to release your fund valued us$1,800.000.00 US dollar to you through BANK OF WEST AFRICA STATE BENIN REPUBIC BRANCH.We the INTERNATIONAL MONITARY FUND OF BENIN REP have concluded on our meeting held on 08/12/08 to deposited your funds of $1,800.000.00 US dollar to the CENTRAL BANK OF WEST AFRICA STATE OF BENIN REPUBLIC BRANCE. You are now require to foward the below informations to them because the Attorney incharge of your fund have signed that your inheritance funds will be transfered to your bank account as soon as you supply them yourbanking information. (1)Your bank name, ......................(2)Beneficiaryname......................(3)Youraccountnumber...................(4)Routing number........................(5)Yourbankaddress.....................(6)Yourcountry..........................(7)Yourageandoccupation.......(8)Acopyofyourpassport...............(9)YourCurrentTelephonenumber.........HEREYOUCANFORWARDYOURSTAFRICASTATE(BCEAO).DIRECTOR.........CHARLESK.BANNY.E-MAIL:unitedparcelservicebeunitedparcelservicebenin36@gmail.com.Please forward the following informations to them now with there email above "mike.dan65@yahoo.fr" and let me know when your fund has transfered to you,Please make sure you dont make any mistake with those information so that they will not transfer your fundstoawrongperson,AmveryhappybecausewestronglybeleivethatGodisincontrol.INTERNATIONALMONITARYFUNDBENINREPUBLIC(IMF).DR,Fred Ana

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