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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22997920100 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Prince Lucky Akubata <kcharlespreval@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <luckyakubata@internet.lu>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:11:18 +0300
Subject: Call me pls !



From: Eng Charles PrevalTel: +229 97 92 01 00Email: engcharlespreval@internet.lu
Dear Friend.
I am Charles Preval, a Haitian and also an enigineer with a private construction company in Benin Republic. I would like to start a joint business venture with you. My company was awarded a contract of Irrigation and in the execution of the project we discovered some amount of gold in one of the contract sites. We sold the gold and shared the money but my own share of $5.3M is with a fudiacial Agent right now. As an employee, I cannot introduce or circulate this funds into the banking system considering my provisional duty and the considering the fact that I earn less than us$1,000 monthly coupled with the Bureau of conduct guide lines and regulations for Public Civil Servants. The above situation made me to solicit your co-operation to take delivery of this money into your custody for my proposed investment , I have decided to compensate adequately you with us$500,000:= for your anticipated help.
I will appreciate if you contact me once you receive this mail so I can give you more details of how we can achieve this .
Best Wishes,Eng. Charles PrevalTel: +229 97 92 01 00Email: engcharlespreval@internet.lu
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