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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:
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • +2289248259 (Togo, 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.
  • fabudor@fastermail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Fab Udor" <fabudor@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 10:50:59 +0000
Subject: Hello My Dear, Reply ASAP.


*From The Office of Mr. Fab Udor,
Lome-Togo, West Africa.
Tele: +228 924 8259.
E-Mail: fabudor@fastermail.com<http://us.mc338.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=fabudor@fastermail.com>

Hello My Dear,

Greetings to you.

I am Mr. Fab Udor, a personal attorney to a national of your country, who
was a foriegn contractor and also deals on Gold business.

My client left behind US$9.5 Million only in a bank before his sudden death
with his family in Beirut-bound charter jet, Boeing 727 that crashed
in Cotonou,
Benin in the year 2003, you can read more about the crash through this link:

**http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html*<http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html>

*The said bank has issued me a notice to come forward for the claim or have
his account confiscated within the next twenty-one official working days.
Hence according to the laws of my country after 5 years the funds will be
reverted to the ownership of the Togolaise Government if nobody applies for
the claim.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating any relatives of my client, I
would like you to assist in repatriating the fund since you have the same
nationality with him, so that the bank can release the fund to you.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect us from any breach of the law.

On receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing
ratio and modalities for the claim.

Best regards,
Mr. Fab Udor.
+228 924 8259.
E-Mail: fabudor@fastermail.com<http://us.mc338.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=fabudor@fastermail.com>
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