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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "00,000.00" (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.
  • samsonugo@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: johnemene@freenet.de
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:32:34 +0100
Subject: CONTACT Rev. Dr.SAMSON UGO FOR YOUR PAYMENT BY ATM CARD



ATM AFRICAN REGIONAL PAYMENT CENTRE
LOT 110/12 AVENUE DE PRESIDENTE

COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIC.
NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT BY ATM CARD
Attn:
Beneficiary,
You are officially notified of the present arrangement to
pay all overdue contract/inheritance beneficiaries through the AUTOMATIC
TELLER MACHINES(ATM).This arrangement was initiated/constituted by the
IMF/World Bank and Paris Club to check the fraudulent activities
presently going on within the African Region.This is a direct payment
system that is
available to beneficiaries who apply and the card when
issued is accepted all over the world.

Upon the receipt of your
response to this mail, a form will be sent to you and on completion and
submission of the form with the required
information we are going to
load your fund into the ATM CARD and send a scan copy of the card to you
before dispatching the card directly to your given address.
The total
amount approved for your payment in this quarter is USD$1,300,000.00(One
million three hundred thousand United States Dollars only)
You are to
contact the below named officer in strict confidence for guidance:Rev.
Dr.SAMSON UGO(Head of Operations)
E-mail:samsonugo@yahoo.fr Please
accept our congratulations.
Yours faithfully,
Rev. Dr.SAMSON UGO (Head
of Operations


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