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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • +22998635397 (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.
  • westernuni_pamentcent01@ubbi.com

Fraud email example:

From: "drstevenwiga01@terra.es" <drstevenwiga01@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:00:52 +0100 (MET)
Subject: YOUR URGENT REPLY


THIS NOTICEFICATION WAS BROUGHT TO YOU FROM INTERNATIONAL MONETARY OF FUNDS,WISHES TO INFORM YOU THAT WE ARE IN RECEIPT OF YOUR ATM CARD ISSUED IN YOUR FAVOUR WITH AMOUNT OF $2.850,000.00 ONLY, AND THE AGREEMENT IS TO PAY YOU THROUGH OUR WESTERN UNION PAYMENT. FROM YOUR AGENT AND HE TOLD US TO CANCELLED THE PAYMENT,BECAUSE YOU DONT WANT TO RECEIVE IT,SO YOU ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY AND TELL US WHAT IS GOING ON IF YOU STILL NEED YOUR FUND OR NOT.


YOU CAN CONTACT THE WESTERN UNION MANAGER DR.PAUL MARTIN ON THIS E-MAIL: (westernuni_pamentcent01@ubbi.com) LINE:+229 98 63 53 97.SEND YOUR RECEIVER NAME PHONE NUMBER HOME ADDRESS ALSO YOUR ARE REQUIRED TO SEND THE WESTERN UNION THE SUM OF $85 USD FOR TRANSFERING OF YOUR MONEY AND OBTAIN INSURANCE TRANSFERAND CLAIMS OF AFFADVITE RECOFIRMING YOUR FILE THAT WAS DEPOSITED IN THEIR OFFICE WITH YOUR NAME BEFORE THEIR CAN TAKE ANY ACTION OF RELEASE YOUR FUNDS . WE ARE WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS E-MAILTHANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION.


YOURS FAITHFULLY,
Mr Dr. Steven Wigans







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