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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:
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • +22993897092 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: ekema ogbondu <ekema_ogbondu003@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:14:41 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: TREAT AS MOST URGENT


FROM MR EKEMA OGBONDU SECRETARY TO MR JOHN EZE
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
NO 24 PETER INDUSTRIAL ESTASTE
AKAPAKA
COTONUO
BENIN REPUBLIC
PHONE +22993897092

Dear Maganhildi Kirschler ,


After reading your mail on how you will recieve your bank draft without further delay i call the manage of Global Trust Courier Company for the shippment of you bank draft to your given address he told me that it will cost you only small amonut of money for them to deliver your bank draft to your given address the sum of $205 . As soon as you send the $205 dollars today they will deliever you bank draft to you within 48 hours.So I advice you to send the shippment fee via western union since you are not coming to pick your because i know it will be less cost sending it to you through courier , send it with the information below ok, once you make the payment i will move there to register you bank draft without further delay .

RECEIVER NAME........ CHUKWUEMEKA ANTHONY

SENDERS NAME..........

CITY....... COTONUO

COUNTRY ,BENIN

QUESTION , LORD

ANSWER, JESUS
And remember to put mtcn number ok. so do that and recieve your bank draft within 48 hours ok.am waiting for urgent respond now.
Sec. EKEMA




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