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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.
  
• 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.
  • +22993013428 (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.
  • treasuryoffice1945@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: lotto_org1@microcamp.com.br
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:59:57 -0200
Subject: UNCLAIMED LOTTO PRIZE PAYMENT NOTICE


   INTERNATIONAL LOTTO ORGANIZATIONJuan Hurtado De Mendoza 6D
28044,Cotonou Republic du BeninUNCLAIMED LOTTO PRIZE PAYMENT NOTICE.ATTENTION
TO THE OWNER OF THIS EMAIL ADDRESS;Winner in the 2nd category of our Euroafriq
free NetLottery Promotional award draws held December 2005.I am writing in
respect to your lotto winning prize of $715,810.00(Seven hundred and fifteen
thousand eighthundred and ten US Dollars only) which you won through the
email ballot draws in our Euroafriq Lotto Award in 2005 in the second
category prize winnings category.We wish to inform you that your total prize
money of $715,810.00 has been returned to us by our Lotto claimsagent as
unclaimed prize after their initial letter to your address for your payment
was not successful.You are here by requested to contact our Treasury Office
on telephone +22993013428 or email: (treasuryoffice1945@yahoo.fr) for your
immediate payment.Our Treasury officer's name is Morgan Anderson,so refer
this to him and contact him immediately for your unclaimed lotto prize
payment to you.You should contact our Treasury Officer as directed above for
your payment, and do notify me as soon as youreceived your payment from our
Treasurer.Thanks,Mrs Vera Gonzales.President; Int'l Lotto Org.
_________________________________________________________
Microcamp

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