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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.
• 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.
  • +22993816108 (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.
  • info.wesunimotransfer@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • westernunion_transfer1975@ubbi.com
  • r@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: <egoamaka210@centrum.cz>
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:39:02 +0100
Subject: RE-APPROVED PAYMENT CLAIMS


Attention Beneficiary,Confirn to Office
Attention Beneficiary,
=C2=A0
RE-APPROVED PAYMENT CLAIMS,
=C2=A0
Hope this mail finds you in Excellent condition of health. It is my pleas=
ure to introduce myself to you first before i start talking, My name is M=
r.Ego Amaka ,Following the urgent signal we received from African develop=
ment Bank and our APEX concerning your payment of your compensation,I wri=
te to inform you that we have already sent you USD$5,000.00 dollars throu=
gh Western union=C2=A0 as we have been given the mandate to your full com=
pensation payment total sum of USD $1.2m via western union by this govern=
emnt.
=C2=A0
Now, I decided to email you the MTCN and sender name so that you will pic=
k up this USD $5,000.00 to enable us send another USD $5,000.00 today as =
you know we will be sending you only USD $5,000.00 per day.
=C2=A0
Please pick up this information and run to western union to pick up the U=
SD $5,000.00 and call me back to send you another payment today, My direc=
t phone line is +229 93 816 108, Email (westernunion_transfer1975@ubbi.co=
m or info.wesunimotransfer@yahoo.fr) call or email me once you picked up =
this USD $5,000.00 today.Here is the western union information to pick up=
the USD $5,000.00,to enable us send next batch.

MTCN :210-318-5225
Sender's Name: ARNEL TIMO,=20
Text Question: HONEST,=20
Text Answer:TRUST,=20
Amount : USD $5,000.00
Sent From: Benin-Republic

I am waiting for your call once you pick up this USD $5,000.00,You are ad=
viced to contact processing office in the in Bank with your full informat=
ion how you want it to appear on your receving information .1) Your full =
name and address.2) Phone, fax and mobile Number. 3) A Copy of your ident=
ification Please email me your direct telephone number because I need to =
be calling you once we send any payment for the informations.

=C2=A0
I am waiting for your call +229 93 816 108 and due reply me through this =
Email Address.(westernunion_transfer1975@ubbi.com or info.wesunimotransfe=
r@yahoo.fr) for more details.
=C2=A0

Looking forward to hear from you soon,
=C2=A0
Best regards,
=C2=A0
Mr.Ego Amaka
processing officer
Western Union Dept
Tel:+229 93 816 108

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