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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:
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +22993797039 (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.
  • intlmonitorteam@rambler.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: george umar <gumar1056@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <intlmonitorteam@rambler.ru>
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 05:32:24 +0200
Subject: WRONGFUL WITHHELDING OF YOUR OVER DUE PAYMENT



WEST AFRICAN MONITORING INSTITUTION ECOWAS COMPLEX REPUBLIC OF BENIN Tel..+229-93797039, Fax..+229-51789451 EMAIL..intlmonitorteam@rambler.ru

Valued Attention, I resumed duty recently as policy harmonization chairman on public debt (West African Monitoring Institution), a committee set up by the WAMI under the able presidency. I am committed to upholding and defending the constitution and laws of West African Monitoring Institution as well as achieving a higher level of public safety and security through the prosecution of criminals in the state.

The purpose of the committee among other is to investigate, verify and settle all outstanding debts owed and Records before me have revealed that your payment has not been effected as a result of official negligence as many abnormalities had happened in the Banks where some top official of the apex Banks collaborate with impostors who are carrying a fake portfolios with levies misled and misguided about the position of your fund and having the opportunity to extort money from you that made it too longer up till date.

As we understand the difficulties of economic time that exist today and would like to repay this obligation for your plan designed to meet your budgetary need. so be inform that your payment has since being deposited with corresponded bank in London which in few days, all payment transaction will be concluding according to the agreement and you will receive your payment through a cashier cheque or by wire transfer to your nominated bank account from our consolidated dollars account we have in London. The security of your data and transactions is crucial to us.

We therefore apply one of the best security standards available (128 bit SSL); this (SSL) apply to the business relationship and supplement any agreements made by individual contract. Base on the information we received, it is mandatory and compulsory that you send $150 to our office in Benin for the programming of the information in the micro chip compartment central computer as the authorities demand which we described as selective payment and transfer will be completed to your position immediately all the transfer charges will be deducted from your total sum as long as you send the $150 for the programming of the your selective payment into our micro chip database, And be reminded that your money will get to you in 24hrs time after the receipt of the above mention payment, Please kindly contact the desk of;

GENERAL KOZUKU KOFFIWEST AFRICAN MONITORING INSTITUTIONEMAIL..intlmonitorteam@rambler.ru TEL..+229-93814076 The last four digits of your social security number, your contact address and telephone also advice how you want to receive your payment so that we can instruct you on how to send the $150 to enable us carryout the proceedure here and to enable our corresponded bank to have the access into our dollars account and credit your payment any way you wish to receive it.

Considering the circumstances at hand, you are advice not to accept any E-mail telephone calls that does not come from this office this is to forestall new effort towards a diversion of your payment. Accept our congratulations in advance. Note: this office is at work for 24 hours every week untill the end of our service, we are ready to recieve and attend to your case any time any day. Best regards, Mr George Umar.For and on behalf of General Kozuku Koffi




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