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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:
  • "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • ruben.dossou@hotmail.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Ruben Dossou <ret_dossoure@msn.com>
Reply-To: <ruben.dossouv2@hotmail.fr>
Date: Fri, 8 May 2009 20:43:51 +0000
Subject: Urgent Information From (Mr Ruben Dossou)




Greetings,

I want to introduce myself and this business opportunity to you. My Name is Ruben Dossou, I work with Benin Mines & Industry and also the Head of Finance/contract approval department. I wish to know if we can work together?

I would like to use my position in the office to recommend you as the business partner to a deceased contractor name ( With Held) so that you can receive the fund for our own benefits. The deceased contractor has unpaid contract balance payment of (€ 5,800,000.00 Euro) for supply and installation of Industrial Equipments to our Industry.

He died a month after the completion of the contract project without any registered business partner in his file.

If you are interested, please let me have your telephone number and full names to enable me give you comprehensive details on what we are to do to get this transaction concluded.I look forward for your quick response. You can aswell reply me on this email: ruben.dossou@hotmail.fr

Yours partner,
Mr Ruben Dossou

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