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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.
• 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.
  • +22997545578 (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.
  • westernunionbk@bk.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: barr ganu <barrganu38@msn.com>
Reply-To: <westernunionbk@bk.ru>
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:24:14 +0000
Subject: YOUR FIRST $5000 HAS BEEN SENT TODAY




Attention My Dear:

The owner of this Email,There is an issue with the WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER in the amount of $800.000.00 USD directed in cash credited to file # KGU/8020182590, at the owner of this email address.. This is to inform you that the presidency held meeting with director of ministry of finance on monday concerning your over due payment that has been delayed, all the conclusion is that you will be receiving your money through western union money transfer and the amount is $5,000 everyday till your final payment .E-mail the director of finance, Zenith International Bank plc Benin,
Dr.SAM EDWARDS
EMAIL( westernunionbk@bk.ru )
CALL HIM ON THIS PHONE +22997545578
To renew your file immediately to enable you pick this first $5,000,today you have started receiving your money now and everyday through western union money transfer this is the information, and remember that the amonut you will be receiveing everyday starting from today is $5000.00 per day.get back immediately you receive it to send you another $5,000 tomorrow, fill this information and send it to ministry of finance.Please put your phone number...............so that Dr sam will give you a call
SENDER NAME. MARTINS AHANNA
QUESTION......who
ANSWER...God
AMOUNT....$5000.00
MTCN.... 6405043088
YOURS FAITHFULLY
BARR ADE GANU YAKUBU

YOUR FIRST $5000 HAS BEEN SENT TODAY

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