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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:

• 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 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.
  • +22998860041 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: edward Mark <edwardmark200911@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: barr_rosemary01@msn.com
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:07:45 +0100
Subject: Welcome to Western unions




Welcome to Western UnionSend Money Worldwide FINANCIAL MINISTER OF.
FREDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN. FOREIGN CONTRACTORPAYMENTOFFICE,=20

Atten: Beneficiary, =20

The Board of federal ministry of finance benin republic. are here to
notify you of your payment inherited funds of( $1.2millionusd) after the
meetingheld on 30th of JANUARY 2009. His Exelence the PRESIDENT OF FEDERA=
L
REPUBLIC OF BENIN.=20

has Instructed this Department tosend your funds throughwestern union
money transfer for easier receive of your inherinted funds without any
further delay. to avoid paying money to the fraudstars that is going
oninternate.=20

You are required to send your name and address were you want your fund to
be send through western union the maximium amount youwill be receivingeac=
h
day starting from tomorrow is the sum of $7500.00.perday also your are
required to send the Western Union Benin the sum of $120 USD forRe-newing
and recofirming file that was deposited in this office with your
name,Deposited by
your name and address bellow .Your, =20

Country................=20

Beneficiareyname-------------------=20

Address------------------=20

Mobile Phone...........=20

Tel phone--------------------- =20

Contact MR KENNETH AKA WesternUnion Manager Beninwith this informations, =
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below:TELEPHONE:: +22998860041=20

CONTACT PERSON: MR. KENNETH AKA =20

EMAIL: =3D=3D=3D ( www.western.unionn@live.fr ) =20

As soon the required feeof $120 dollars is send today to western union
manager for the renewing reconfirming the payment file of your funds you
will start receiving your funds as from tomorrow which is $7500.00 each d=
ay
and also remeber to get contact with KENNETH AKA today and incould your
personal information,=20

Yours in serviceFINANCIAL MINISTER OF. FREDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN. FOREIG=
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CONTRACTOR PAYMENT OFFICE MOHAMED WILLIAMS PHONE 229 97 54 57 40

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