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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:
  • "your payment is being processed" (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)
  • "executive governor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "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 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.
  • +22993815190 (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.
  • bank_of_africabeninrepublic020@yahoo.fr
  • e_mail.bank_of_africabeninrepublic020@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: jimpeters@freenet.de
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:44:42 +0200
Subject: CONTACT BANK OF AFRICA IMMDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL OK




BANK OF AFRICA
TINUBU SQUARE,TOKPA COTONOU,
COTONOU BENIN
REPUBLIC
OUR REF:CBN/IRD/CGX/NNPC/027/07
FROM THE OFFICE OF
DR.TONY
HUBERT
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR
BANK OF AFRICA BENIN REPUBLIC
TELEPHONE NUMBER
+229-9381-5190
bank_of_africabeninrepublic020@yahoo.fr

ATTN.
DURING
THE AUDITING AND CLOSING OF ALL FINANCIAL RECORDS OF THE BANK OF AFRICA
BENIN REPUBLIC (B.A.B.R ) IT WAS DISCOVERED FROM THE RECORDS OF
OUTSTANDING FOREIGN CONTRACTORS DUE FOR PAYMENT WITH THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT OF BENIN REPUBLIC IN THE YEAR 2007 THAT YOUR NAME COME OUT AS
THE NEXT ON THE LIST OF THOSE WHO WILL RECEIVE THEIR FUND.

I WISH TO
OFFICIALLY NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR PAYMENT IS BEING PROCESSED AND WILL BE
RELEASED AS SOON AS YOU RESPOND TO THIS LETTER.

KINDLY RE-CONFIRM TO
ME IF THIS IS INLINE WITH WHAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR RECORD AND ALSO
RE-CONFIRM BELOW TO ENABLE THIS OFFICE PROCESS AND FINALIZE THE
REMITTANCE OF YOUR FUND WITHOUT FURTHER DELAYS.

FUNISH US WITH THE
INFORMATION\'S BELOW:

1)YOUR FULL
NAME:.....................
2)PHONE,FAX AND MOBILE
NUMBER,.......................
3)COMPANY NAME,POSITION AND
ADRESS:...................
4)PROFESSION, AGE AND MARITAL
STATUS...................
5)YOUR BANKING
DATAS......................................................
6)NAME OF
YOUR BANK AND ADDRESS..........................

NOTE: THIS OFFICE
AWAIT YOUR REPLY RIGHT NOW SO REPLY TO THIS

E_MAIL.bank_of_africabeninrepublic020@yahoo.fr
TELEPHONE NUMBER
+229-9381-5190

ATTN : YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPOND WILL BE HELPFUL TO YOU TO
ENSURE THAT YOU RECEIVED YOUR FUND IMMEDIATELY.

REPLY IMMEDIATELY TO
THE BANK OF AFRICA BENIN REPUBLIC ABOUT YOUR INHERITANCE FUND.

SIGNED
MANAGEMENT.
MR JIM PETER

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