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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:
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • +447040130208 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • terrybenjaminassociatesuk@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mike Kaka" <mikekaka267@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 06:42:56 +0000
Subject: Re: Urgent Mail

Dear Winner,

This is to aquint you with a new development that arose from series of
meetings that have been held by the Management of the Lottery Company, which
came to an end today. These meetings were aimed at finding better
and easier method of processing/payment of winning Claims to Winners.

At the conclusion of the meeting today, It was unanimously resolved and
endorsed by the Management Board of the Lottery Company that all Winners
henceforth shall now receieve their Winning Prizes via Wire Transfer, and
not via Cheque anymore. It was also resolved that all prizes will now be
paid out in One full installment rather than the initial arrangement of
Four(4) seperate installments.

Towards this end, you are advised to send to me immediately your Banking
details for the purpose the Wire Transfer which will be effected by the Bank
for International Settlements of the Lottery Company, Natwest Bank UK,
London Branch or Royal Bank Of Canada.

This development has since been communicated to the courier company.

Sincerely,

NAME: Terry Benjamin
Terry Benjamin and Associates
5ft Floor,Regency Hse
1-4 Warwick Str,London W1B 5LT
United Kingdom
Tel: +44-7040130208
Email: terrybenjaminassociatesuk@gmail.com

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