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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.
  • +22995769570 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: fmf fmf <fmfbeni15@msn.com>
Reply-To: <ffmfbenin@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 24 May 2009 09:23:38 +0000
Subject: CONTACT WESTERN UNION FOR YOUR FUND.



Good Day,

The Board of Federal Ministry of Finance Benin Republic are here to notify you of your payment of ($1.7million.usd) After the meeting held on 27th April, 2009.The Federal Government has instructed this Department to send your Fund to you through western union money transfer agent. The maximum amount you will be receiving each day is sum of $5,000 dollars two times which is $10,000.00 dollars you will be receiving every day. Also you are requires to fill the bellow information and send it to the Western Union Money Transfer Agent via their contact address provided below:

EMAIL: cbbwuniondept2@hosanna.net
DIRECT TEL: +229-95769570
Director Name; Mr.John Cole .

Your Receiver Name______
Your country___________
Your text question______
Your answer_______________
Any of your Tel phone________

I will also advise you to call the paying agent Mr.John Cole, immediately you sent him the information requested from you.

Yours in service
Mrs Gen Chumas.
Federal Ministry of Finance Benin.

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