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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "the required fees" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "charles soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
  
• 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.

Fraud email example:

From: "jim_emmen200@myway.com" <jim_emmen200@myway.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:54:39 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: URGENT REPLY




Dear Justin,Thanks for your e mail i was waiting for you since to transfer the money via western union but i didn,t see you so now that you ready pls send it via western with this information bellow ok.RECEIVER NAME............AUGUSTINE EKWEOLUCOUNTRY................BENIN REPUBLICCITY..................COTONOUTEXT QUESTION...........WHO MADE HEAVENANSWER....................GODMTCN NUMBER...........I ,m waiting to hear from you as soon as possible.ThanksJim Emmen. --- On Sun 08/20, Justin Thyme &lt; justin_thyme@inoutbox.com &gt; wrote:From: Justin Thyme [mailto: justin_thyme@inoutbox.com]To: undisclosed-recipientsDate: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 12:59:42 +0100Subject: Re: Raise the funds and get back to meDear Professor Soludo,I have now secured the required fees of $50,000 please advise secure bank account details so I can transfer the funds to you as quickly as possible. Once that is done can you confirm this will be the final payment I need to make to secure the transfer of the
$25Million into my trust,If necessary you can call me on my work number - +1 (425)906-3449 - and be patient, if I am on the phone it will let me know there is a call waiting and put you on hold, I will try and get off the phone as soon as I can.yoursJustin Thyme&gt; On 08/12/06, Professor Charles Soludo &lt;charles_soludo@speedymail.org&gt; wrote:&gt;&gt;&gt;Dear Justin,&gt;&gt;Once you have raised the necessary funds to finalise the transfer please get back to me &gt;and I will give you the bank account details to transfer the money into.&gt;&gt;yours&gt;&gt;Professor Charles Soludo

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