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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "lome togo" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Benson Udoka <benson_udoka111@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: benson_udoka333@yahoo.ca
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 17:39:17 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION


Mr Benson Udoka (Jnr)
Treasury Controller
Ministry of Finance
Lome, Togo (M.F.T)

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am the Treasury Controller, Ministry of Finance Togo West Africa.
The Minister has mandated me to transfer the sum of US$88 million recovered from an over-invoiced contracts involving the Ministry of Finance TOGO (M.F.T) into several private account in overseas. A total sum of US$73,700,000.00 has been transferred before the emergence of this present Administration, leaving the balance of US$14,300,000.00.

I have made proper arrangement/documentation to transfer the balance which is retained in a coded account of the (M.F.T) with the (Banque Togolaise De Developpement) the official Banker to this ministry. We are soliciting that you help us to receive the fund in trust.

We cannot complete this transaction smoothly without the participation of a foreign partner who would provide an account where the funds could be lodged. Since it is a contract payment, the funds must be remitted to a foreign account as a contractor with M.F.T The remittance of the funds requires little documentation. There is no risk involved in this transaction since the minister and I have coveredthis transaction with adequate contract and external credit documents from the beginning. What we require from you are:

{i} Acceptance letter of this offer
{ii} Your company name or complete personal name and Confidential telephone and fax numbers
{iii} Convincing Honesty, Trust worthiness and Willingness to abide by the requirements of this proposal paramount of which is CONFIDENTIALITY We have agreed that you will retain 30% of the entire US$14,300,000.00 for your effort in this transaction, 60% for us here in LOME TOGO and the remaining 10% will be used for defrayal of incidental cost in the course of this transfer.

As we expect that the transaction will not take more than ten working days.And please note that this transaction must be top Confidential. In your reply do remember to include your full name and your direct Telephone/Fax number so we can discus more elaborately.

Best regard.
Mr Benson Udoka (Jnr)
(Treasury Controller M.F.T)


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