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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:
  • "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
  • "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
  • "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
  • "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
  • "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +22991254896 (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.
  • info.interpolpolicebj1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • airport command,* *benin republic * *email: info.interpolpolicebj1@gmail.com

  Fraud email example:

  From: INTERPOL POLICE HEATTHROW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT COMMAND <info.interpolpolicebj1@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:28:11 +0100 Subject: ATTN Please. FROM (INTERPOL)POLICE ** *RC-32657, HEATTHROW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT COMMAND,* *BENIN REPUBLIC * *EMAIL: info.interpolpolicebj1@gmail.com<http://fr.mc1323.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=info.interpolpolicebj@gmail.com> * *PHONE ;+229 91254896 * * * *ATTN Please. FROM (INTERPOL)POLICE* * * *We guess we have been lenient enough in seeing you through claiming your allocated fund approved/Atm card in your name by the UNITED-NATION which makes us assumed that it is due to this lenient attitude of ours towards you is the measure reason why you are taken this committee for granted. Now the Benin Government and the UNITED-NATION are taken action against us for negligence in completing with the delivery of your funds since we earlier stand against the nation of approving the cancellation of this said funds when this issue was been brought to our Desk.* *For your information in the attached file is the ARREST WA RANT given to this Committee by the U.S. MAGISTRATE JUGDE to apprehend and present you to the nearest MAGISTRATE COURT if you fail to send the fee needed to complete with this exercise which has been commence over the claim of your funds/Atm card within today being Friday 27/07/2012 till saturday 28/07/2012. Failing to comply with this directive you shouldn't be embarrassed to accept our Agent at your address with proper action of arrest against you. and the cost of the delivery and clearance certificate is $102, and you are advice to send the fee Via western union or money gram with the name of our receiver agent below:*** *Receivers Name_____Kelvin O. Omokwe Receivers Address__C/29 Rue Du Viad City______Cotonou Country_______Benin Republic Question_____Final? Answer______Release Amount_____$102.00 MTCN #______ Senders Name____ Senders Address________ Senders Moblie #__________* *Once you send the money, try to notify us with the Mtcn# & the senders name for easy pick up and for immediate action on the release of your fund/Atm card . To avoided that,you are instructed as a matter of urgent to get back to us for the further instruction.* *Waiting to hear from you soon.* *Yours Sincerely,* * * **** INTERPOL REGIONAL OFFICE BENIN REPLY US THROUGH THIS CONTACT EMAIL: ( info.interpolpolicebj1@gmail.com<http://fr.mc1323.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=info.interpolpolicebj@gmail.com> ) OFFICE IN CHARGE; SUPP. MOHAMMED YESUFU NOTICE: Information contained in this email is not confidential and intended for everyone, without any copyright whatsoever. Any dissemination, distribution, copying and use of this communication without prior permission from the addressee is strictly encouraged. If you are not the intended recipient of this communication, please keep it permanently while copying, Thank you

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