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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million dollars" (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)
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • james_igor@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: James Igor <mr_igor02@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <james_igor@myway.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:45:17 +0100
Subject: FROM MR IGOR JAMES:



DEAR FRIEND,MY NAME IS MR.IGOR JAMES, I AM THE REGIONAL MANAGER OFBANK OF AFRICA BENIN REPUBLIC? COTONOU, BRANCH.I WRITE YOU THIS PROPOSAL IN GOOD FAITH, I AM 42 YEARSOLD MARRIED WITH TWO KIDS. I AM A DEVOTED CHRISTIANAND A MAN OF PEACE. I HAVE PACKAGED A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION THAT WILLBENEFIT YOU AND I,AS THE REGIONAL MANAGER OF THE BANKIT IS MY DUTY TO SEND IN A FINANCIAL REPORT TO MY HEADOFFICE IN THE CAPITAL CITY PORTNOVO AT THE END OF EACHBUSINESS YEAR. ON THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR 2006 BUSINESS REPORT,I DISCOVERED THAT MY BRANCH IN WHICH I AM THE MANAGERMADE FIVE MILLION, US DOLLARS($5, MILLION DOLLARS)WHICH MY HEAD OFFICE ARE NOT AWARE OF AND WILL NEVERBE AWARE OF. I HAVE PLACED THIS FUNDS ON WHAT WE CALL ESCROWACCOUNT WITH NO BENEFICIARY. AS AN OFFICER OF THISBANK I CANNOT BE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THIS MONEY, SOMY AIM OF CONTACTING YOU IS FOR YOU TO ASSIST MERECEIVE THIS MONEY IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AND GET 40% OFTHE TOTAL FUNDS AS COMMISSION. THERE ARE PRACTICALLY NO RISK INVOLVED, IT WILL BE ABANK TO BANK TRANSFER, ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS TO STANDAND CLAIM AS THE ORIGINAL DEPOSITOR OF THIS FUNDS WHOMADE THE DEPOSIT WITH MY BRANCH SO THAT MY HEAD OFFICECAN ORDER THE TRANSFER TO YOUR DESIGNATED BANKACCOUNT.IF YOU ACCEPT TO WORK WITH ME I WILL APPRECIATE ITVERY MUCH. YOU CAN REACH ME ON MY EMAIL AS APPEARED ONTHIS MAIL,IF YOU THINK WE CAN WORK TOGETHER SO THAT WECAN GO OVER THE DETAILS.I WILL PROVIDE MY PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS ON YOURREQUEST ALSO YOU CAN SEND ME YOURS TELEPHONE NUMBER TOCALL YOU FOR FURTHER EXPLANATION.THANK YOU IN ADVANCE AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURFAMILY.REPLL AWAITING YOUR URGEN REPLY VI MY CONFIDENTIAL EMAIL ADDRESS james_igor@myway.com
YOURS TRULY,MR.IGOR JAMES.
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