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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:

• 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.
  • +22998377738 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "WESTERN UNION" <darryl_diane@delfi.lv>
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:46:05 +0200
Subject: PAYMENT SENT, I HOPE YOU GOT THE MAIL


According to the Section 636(1) of the LPN CAF of the 1999=0Aconstitution=
=0Aregarding a contract like you will have to make the payment of=0Athe $10=
0usd as to=0Aenable the purchasing of your inheritance=0Afile to prevent il=
legal transfer of=0Ayour funds or any form of=0Ahindrance.=0AHere are detai=
ls of your money transfer of $10,000=0Amade on your behalf but it=0Ahas no =
receiver's Name=0Ayet until you remit the charge to us before we can=0Apurc=
hase the=0Ainheritance file with your name and put your name as the receive=
r=0Abelow is=0Athe information you will use to=C2=A0make your payment=C2=A0=
of $100.00=0AVia western=0Aunion office with.=0ARECEIVER=0ANAME=C2=A0 IS=C2=
=A0=C2=A0 OKOLO CHINEDU=0ACOUNTRY=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 IS=C2=A0=C2=A0 RE=
PUBLIC OF BENIN=0ACITY=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=0AIS=C2=A0=C2=A0 COTONUO=0ATEXT QUESTION IS TRANSFER CODE?=0AANSW=
ER=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 IS=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=0A001=0ATo ensure we =
resolve the problem now,=C2=A0make=0Ayour=C2=A0requard bearing name fee=C2=
=A0of $100=C2=A0available=C2=A0to us within 72=0Ahours,=C2=A0=C2=A0send=C2=
=A0your payment to=C2=A0your customer care office at=0A(=0Awestern-union@24=
.com) or any additional information=0Acontact us at ( info24westernunion@gm=
ail.com, Call for=0Aconfirmation receipt of this message on: +229-98377738

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