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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:
  • "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "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.
  • cbn_transffer_unitbenin@financier.com
  • john_anthony1957@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: john anthony <j_anthony2@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <john_anthony1957@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 16:15:54 +0100
Subject: Dear Beneficiary,



CONTINENTAL BANK BENINAv. Jean Paul II, Carrefour des Trois Banques, 01 BP 2020 - Cotonou.
Bank Email:cbn_transffer_unitbenin@financier.com
tél: (229) 93 81 69 75 fax: (229) 311 51 77


Dear Beneficiary, RE: INSTRUCTIONS TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF US$1,200,000.00


We at this bank wish to remind you about a certified international bank draft signed on your behalf by our costumer before his death, Mr. Victor a secretary to late Mr.Eiden Monta who died on the 2nd of April 2007 deposited this draft in this bank with your full information since the bank draft has only few day to expire, the draft was deposited in this bank Continental Bank Benin by his secretary ,then we deposited the draft in a local account since we where informed by Mr. Victor that you are unable to pay for the delivery of your bank draft, the draft was deposit here with your information to enable us contact you and also transfer the fund direct to your account. We will proceed for immediate transfer of your draft which is already in cash now, Usd 1,200,000.00 to your designated bank account from this bank as soon as you reconfirm your information with us. We therefore advice that you stop further communication with any correspondence outside this office since you do not have to pay any money or fee to receive your funds. The only thing required from you is to obtain a Non-Residential Clearance Form to enable us transfer this fund from this bank without opening any account in your name since the account where the fund was deposit can not be able to transfer to a foreign account directly by telegraphic or wire transfer. If you follow our directives your funds will be credited and reflect in your bank account within five (5) bank working days from the day you obtain this Non-Residential Clearance Form. For further details and assistance on this Remittance Notification, kindly forward your FULL CONTACT ADDRESS, TELEPHONE and FAX NUMBERS directly to my Private E-mail: (john_anthony1957@yahoo.fr) Yours sincerely, Dr.John Anthony. Head, International Banking Division. Continental Bank.
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