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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 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.
  • major-gen.marcel@mail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MARCEL GENERAL MARCEL AMOUSSOU FERNAND" <m_gaf53@myway.com>
Reply-To: major-gen.marcel@mail.com
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 06:21:54 -0500 (EST)
Subject: INQUIRIES


Hello,This is Major Gen. Marcel Fernand AMOUSSOU, a senior military officer here in my country, Benin Republique. I joined the Benin army in 1975. During my career, I successfully attended a number of training courses in renowned military academies in France and China. I graduated from the École Supérieure de Guerre de Paris. I'm 53 years old and happily married with four children. I did served as the deputy force commander of the United Nations Operation in Cote D'ivoire, (UNOCI) since 22 August 2005 and as Acting Force Commander since April 2006. Before joining United Nations, I was the chirf of Defence Staff of Benin from 200-2005 and the Chief of Staff of the Army from 1997-2000. I have also served as Director of Planning and Military Cooperation in the Ministry of Defence of Benin and has been involved on several occasions in regional initiatives aimed at anhacing the peacekeeping capacities of the Economic community of West African States "ECOWAS".I was also in charge
of all contract execution under my ministry in 2002, which was executed then. I will be due for retirement at the end of next year (2007).I am contacting you for you to assist me in receiving a fund for investment in your country. I am a civil servant here in Benin Republique. There lies in my ministry a fund which I want to transfer abroad for investment when i finally retire. I will require you to send to me your contact phone number to enable me reach you on the phone for more convinient and convincing discursion on this matter.This fund which I want to move out for investment in your country is an over invoice of a contract executed under the Ecomog Field Operation for the supply of operational trucks, operational vehicles, foods, cloths, ammunitions etc. I was in charge of the award of the contract and I intentionally over invoiced the bill. The original contractors has fully been paid their charges and this residue is not to be paid to them without the knowledge of the
ministry. Since I am in the position to approve for the payment, there will be no problem with the approval of the payment.Please forward your respond to me at major-gen.marcel@mail.comThanks,Major Gen. Marcel F. AMOUSSOU.39, rue de Bretagne, 75003 Paris FRANCE. OR, Ecomog Field Operations, C105/107 Calavy Est. Cotonou, Republic of BENIN.Email : major-gen.marcel@mail.com

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