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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • lydiafelixmbogoye44@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS LYDIA MBOGOYE." <felixmbogoye29@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: lydiafelixmbogoye44@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:23:55 +0100
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL

From: Mrs.Lydia Mbogoye.
Liberte Sicap 1,
Burkina-faso.West Africa.
Date:29-01-2007.

Dear Sir/Ma,


My name is Mrs. Lydia Mbogoye and my son Felix Mbogoye,I am the wife of Late Stephen Mbogoye,who died in a plane crash in Cotonou Benin republic on the 26Th of Dec.2003.

My husband before his death deposited the sum of $35.5million (Thirty Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in a security company's valt in South Africa,while further contact are made for someone who will help us claim the money and invest same in his country and in a profitable business.

SEE WEBSITE FOR DETAILS OF THE CRASH.
HTTP://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.htm

It is for this reason that I am making this contact to have you claim the consignment and invest the cash in any good business of your chioce.My request for foreigner partner is occassioned by the fact that my late husband in his WILL indicated that his money be invested in a foreign country.

Myself and My Son have agreed that 20% of the total amount be given to anyone who will be willing to help us as his or her commission and 10% will be set aside for expenses incurred during the business and 70% would be us.

If you agree with the terms,kindly forward your full name,your phone and fax number for easier communication.

Upon receipt of your reply, I will send your full contact information to the security company to have them change all documents to your own name for easier identification and collection of the consignment in their valt.

Best Regards,
Mrs Lydia Mbogoye.
E-mail:(lydiafelixmbogoye44@yahoo.co.uk)

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