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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found 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 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.
  • marrije2000@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: marije marije <marijmarij2005@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 09:09:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT REPLY



Dear Amarjit Singh,
STRICTLY
CONFIDENTIAL.

I KNOW THIS WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BECAUSE YOU
DO NOT KNOW ME .I AM MR KOFFI MARRIJE, I WORK IN THE
ECO-BANK COTONOU, REPUBLIC DU-BENIN, WEST AFRICA,
PACKAGING AND COURIER DEPARTMENT.E. mail
marrije2000@myway.com
I GOT YOUR CONTACT IN MY SEARCH FOR A HONEST PERSON
THROUGH ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE IN THE ECO-BANK WHO
SAID THAT I CAN CONFIDE IN YOU .I WANT YOU TO HELP ME
RECEIVE / CLEAR THIS PACKAGE THAT IS ALREADY ABOUT TO
BE SENT OVERSEAS WHICH

I WILL SHIPPED THROUGH OUR ECO-BANK ACCREDITED COURIER
AGENT BUT THE CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE IS
($20,000,000.0) ALL IN $100.00 BILLS, BELONGING TO THE
LATE PRESIDENT OF TOGO MR.GNASSINGBE EYADEMA WHO DIED
EARLIER LAST YEAR 2005, BUT THE COURIER COMPANY DOES
NOT KNOW THAT IT IS MONEY THAT IS IN THE PACKAGE. ALL
I WANT YOU TO DO FOR ME NOW IS TO FORWARD TO ME THIS
BELOW INFORMATION.

YOUR FULL NAMES AND
YOUR CURRENT/PRIVATE MAILING ADDRESS
YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX NUM

AND I HOPE THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU WILL HAVE
30% AND 65% WILL BE FOR ME AND MY COLLEAGUES WHILE 5%
WILL SET ASIDE FOR EXPENSES DURING OR THE COURSE OF
THIS SHIPPMENT. MY IDENTITY MUST NOT BE REVEALED TO
ANYBODY. IF THIS ARRANGEMENT IS OKAY BY YOU , YOU CAN
E-MAIL ME ONLY FOR SECURITY REASONS AND MY TELEPHONE
NUMBER CAN ONLY BE GIVEN TO YOU FOR THE TRUST AND
PARTNERSHIP COOPERATION.
OTHER MODALITIES WILL BE DISCUSSED AS SOON AS YOU GET
BACK TO ME INCLUDING SENDING OF THE CODE TO OPEN THE
TWO BOXES TO YOU . NOTE: COMMUNICATION FOR NOW SHOULD
BE STRICTLY THROUGH E-mail marrije2000@myway.com FOR
SECURITY REASONS.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR KOFFI MARRIJE.

IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL AND FEEL THAT YOU
WILL ASSIST ME IN THIS MATTER, YOU CAN REACH ME
IMMDEDIATELY SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSS ON HOW TO GET THE
CONSIGNMENT OF MONEY DELIVERED TO YOUR ADDRESS AND
YOUR SINCERITY TOWARDS THIS TRANSACTION MATTER A LOT.



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