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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "federal republic of benin"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • donmarthins007@yahoo.dk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DAVID WILLIAMS" <david_williams_02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: david_williams_007@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 17:25:06 +0100
Subject: PAYMENT BY CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT {$6.5M}

THE PRESIDENCY
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN
DEBT RECONCILIATION ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
PRESIDENT OFFICE PORTNOVO.
DEAR BENEFICIARY,

PAYMENT BY CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT {$6.5M}
In our response to instruction from the Federal
Government of Benin, to release and pay all Foreign
Contract funds to them, I MR DAVID WILLIAMS The
New Governor of Central Bank of Benin inconjuction
with the undersigned authorities on this day issue the
release of your Contract part payment of US$6.5m (Six
million, five hundred thousand United State dollars)
by Certified Bank DRAFT

As a result of Terrorist Attack in America and its
Global effect, the Federal Government of Benin has
directed that all foreign payment at this time that
involved huge sums of money should be paid by DRAFT as
measure to check Terrorist Account Operation.
In line with this development, I have therefore signed
your part payment DRAFT covering (US$6.5m ONLY ) has
been issued in your favour to be drawn from your bank
due to lack of enough foreign exchange in the country.
As a matter of urgency, you are hereby advise to
contact THE NEW DIRECTOR REV DON MARTHINS of the
International Remittance Department of Central Bank of
Benin for the mailing of your Draft. Contact him on
{EMAIL:donmarthins007@yahoo.dk } and forward your address
where you would like the Draft to be sent including
your phone and fax numbers.
Congratulations!
Yours faithfully,
MR DAVID WILLIAMS

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