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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "your payment is being processed" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "executive governor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: CENTRAL BANK <central_bank00@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 16:24:13 +0100 (CET)
Subject: RE : YOUR URGENT ATTENTION IS NEEDED





République du Bénin
Republic of Benin



FROM THE OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF BENIN REPUBLIC
TOKPA,PORTO-NOVO-BENIN.
DR OJI UDA


ATTN: Harry Anslinger,


FIRST QUARTER PAYMENT NOTIFICATION ADVICE OF THE YEAR.IN OUR RESPONSE TO INSTRUCTION FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF BENIN TO RELEASE AND PAY ALL FOREIGN CONTRACT FUNDS TO THEIR BENEFICIARIES,BY THE ORDER OF THE PRESIDENCY IN FINANCIAL MATTERS , GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK OF BENIN ON THIS DAY ISSUED THE RELEASE OF YOUR FIFTEEN MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSANDS UNITED STATE DOLLARS(USD15,700,000.00)CONTRACT PAYMENT BY CLASSIFIED BANK DRAFT.

THIS IS BECAUSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF BENIN HAS DIRECTED THAT AL
FOREIGN PAYMENTS AT THIS TIME THAT INVOLVED HUGE SUMS OF MONEY LIKE
THIS SHOULD BE PAID BY CLASSIFED BANK DRAFT AS MEASURE TO CHEQUE TERRORIST ACCOUNT OPERATION AND TO BE ABLE TO MONITOR EVERY PAYMENT.

IN LINE WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT, I HAVE THEREFORE SIGNED YOUR PAYMENT DRAFT. A DRAFT PAYMENT COVERING YOUR (USD15,700,000) CONTRACT SUM HAS BEEN RAISED IN YOUR FAVOUR TO BE DRAWN FROM CENTRAL BANK OF BENIN OFF SHORE ACCOUNT IN AMERICA AND EUROPE.

I ALSO WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR PAYMENT IS BEING PROCESSED AND WILL BE RELEASED TO YOU THROUGH THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF THIS APEX BANK AS SOON AS YOU RESPOND TO THIS LETTER.

ALSO NOTE THAT FROM MY RECORD IN MY FILE YOUR OUTSTANDING CONTRACT PAYMENT IS US $15.7M MILLION DOLLARS (FIFTEEN MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSANDS UNITED STATES DOLLARS).

PLEASE RE-CONFIRM TO US THE FOLLOWINGS:
1) YOUR FULL NAME.
2) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE #.
3) COMPANY NAME, POSITION AND ADDRESS.
4) BANK DETAILS
5) PROFESSION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS.
6) COPY OF YOUR INT'L PASSPORT/DRIVING LICENSE

AND FORWARD YOUR ADDRESS WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE THE DRAFT TO BE SENT TO. AND YOUR TELLEPHONE NUMBERS, ALSO YOU CAN AS WELL ARRANGE FOR A PHYSICAL COLLECTION OF YOUR DRAFT FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF BENIN HERE.

BE WARNED, YOU SHOULD AVOID AND PREVENT ANY THING THAT CAN CAUSE UNNECESSARY DELAY, AS THIS MAY BE THE LAST OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT,HENCE ALL YOUR PAST EFFORTS AND CONTACTS HAVE FAILED YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,


DR OJI UDA.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
CENTRAL BANK OF BENIN REPUBLIC


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