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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:
  • "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Nlc United Kingdom <nlc.uk_003@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <soluteconsult2007@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:49:54 +0100
Subject: PLEASE CONTACT OUR ZONAL COORDINATOR IN BENIN.....



The National Lottery Committee(N.L.C-UK)P O Box 1010 Liverpool, L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM(Customer Services).
Dear Beneficiary,
It is my greatest pleasure to reach you after our unsuccessful attempt toremit your funds (WINNINGS) which you won through email balloting. Well, Ijust want to use this medium to thank you very much for your patient andunderstanding. I am obliged to inform you that we have succeeded inresolving all related problems that has held the transfer impossible. Withthe help of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), who have rendered atremendous help to this exercise.We regret to announce the mismanagement of beneficiaries fund by ourappointed zonal managers; we are not able to meet up with the winners amountdue to the list of names that are due for payment. In appreciation of yourpatients and understanding to receive your fund (WINNINGS), we have decidedto compensate you with the sum of $950,000.00(Nine Hundred and FiftyThousand United States Dollars) in a Bank Draft.
In the light of the above, your identification code IS 222F forcompensation. You are to contact our coordinator officer Mr.Mark Gray,SOLUTE CONSULTANCY, a consultant firm in Cotonou, Republic of Benin Hise-mail address: solute.consult2007@yahoo.frPlease do send him your:- (1)FULL NAMES: (2)CONTACT ADDRESS: (3)E-MAILADDRESS: (4)AGE & SEX: (5)TELEPHONE NUMBER: (6)FAX NUMBER: (7)COUNTRY OFORIGIN: (8)STATE OF ORIGIN: (9)BREIF DESCRIPTION OF YOUR WORK/OCCUPATION.
Do not hesitate to let us know immediately you receive your fund so that wecan take account of how many beneficiaries were paid.
John David.NATIONAL COORDINATORLiverpool London.Compensation/Payment.

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