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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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• 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)
• 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.
  • western.union@siria.cc (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "emergencymails@ubbi.com" <carole.vidal5@free.fr>
Reply-To: EmailGency Mail <western.union@24.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 17:33:49 +0100 (CET)
Subject: MONEY SENT SUCCEFUL: CONTACT RESIDENCIAL WESTERN UNION NOW


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Western
Union®
Welcome you to Western Union
Money Send
Worldwide


Attn; Receipient,

Please Use code (GL-14160) to forward this email
to western.union@siria.cc) Direct inquiry to Atten: Stiven James
and ask for your personal information for your email recipient of your MTCN
$10,000 which has been transfer this Evenin for client Urgent pick up.

we really apologize for the delay due to arrangement of things: the
meeting ended up 2 days ago with the secretary to U N, http://www.un.org/sg: So we bring back the foreign contractors
and unfinished transaction or international businesses which failed you due to
Government problems etc. The amount is now ($750,000) in Total, and it advice to send it $10,000
daily since western union is not allow the make all payment at once until the
amount is completed transfer to you,

To avoid any form of hindrance, you are therefore to make arrangement of
$100 payment to western union of benin were the funds are coming from as
enable purshased your inheritance file with your name and put your name as the
receiver for urgent pick up

PAYMENT DETAILS MADE FOR YOUR
CONFIRMATION!!! will be withdrawn back within 72hrs if not hear
from you and it means that the money datail given to you does not bear your name
as the receiver, until you meet up.

MTCN: 511-528-9891
Sender,s Name Arinze Okagbue
Amount: $10,000 USD
Sender’s Tex Quest=====Code?
Sender's Tex
Answer:===GL-14160?

In regard to the Fund $750,000 USD Deposited, which has been sent out
$10,000 unhold due by receiver name on desk file that you have not purshase
yet, therefore your urgent respond will be crucia to western as to enable the
inheritance file purchased with your name so that the office will put your
name for the receiver receipt for available pick up by you

Go to Western Union Now and make the $100 payment to technical support
customer care officer in the name of Mr Arinze western union sender

RECEIVER :: :::::::: Arinze Okagbue
COUNTRY
::::::::::::::::::::::::: Benin Republic
COUNTRY CITY
::::::::::::::::::::::: Cotonou
QUESTION MIGHT BE USE AS::::::
Code
ANSWER SOULD BE YOU::::::::: (GL-14160)

ONCE YOU MADE THE PAYMENT
EMAIL THE (M.T.C.N) To western.union@siria.cc THE SAME PAYMENT INFORMATION SUCH AS
(M.T.C.N)..............
Senders
Name.........
Country ...........& Your
GMS Tele Number...........

Information will be pass to you immediately to withdrow the payment with
the detail given to above ok, so you can easly enter any western union
around and remit the $10,000 in cash.

Call for confirmation receipt of this message on :+229-98377738
Thank
you for Western with us


Be guided
accordingly,
MeMaster
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service

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Confidentiality
Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of
the intended recipient(s) and it contain confidential and privileged
information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, forwarding, or
distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please
contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original
message. Any questions should be directed to Stiven James Help Desk at (+229-98377738)
or e-mail western-union@24.com Country
Benin.

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