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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "the consignment " (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)
  • "hundred thousand us 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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "cotonou" (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.
  
• 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.
  • princessesther_rufus03@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Esther Rufus <princessesther_rufus117@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <princessesther_rufus03@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:29:37 +0200
Subject: DEAREST FRIEND PLEASE READ MY MAIL AND REPLY ME BACK IT IS
IMPORTANT?




DEAREST FRIEND GREETINGS TO YOU FROM PRINCESS ESTHER RUFUS !!! Please read my mail and reply me through this email address for confidential reasons; (princessesther_rufus03@yahoo.fr)

Dear friend good day and Compliments, I am writing this letter in confidence believing that if it is the wish of God for you to help me and my family, God almighty will bless and reward you abundantly. My family and I are true Christians and worship's God truthfully. Firstly, I must introduce myself to you I am a female student from University of Cotonou Benin Republic. I am 24 yrs old. I'd like any person who can becaring, loving and home oriented. I will love to have a long-term relationship with you and to know more about you, and I would also like to build up a solid foundation with you in time coming if you can be able to help me in this transaction. Well, my father died ealier three months ago and left my mother I and my junior brother behind. He was a Royal king in our community, which our town citizens titled him before his death. I was a princess to him and I and my brother are the only people who can take absolutely care of his wealth now, because my mother is not literate enough to know all my father's wealth which he left behind before his death.

He left up to USD 9.5M, (Nine Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) in one of the bank here, and I don't know how and what I will do to invest this money somewhere in abroad, so that my father's kindred will not take over what belongs to my father and our family, which they were planning to do without my present because I am a female as stated by our culture in the town. They have succeeded in taken over all our father properties here in cotonou, but do not know of this Fund in bank.That is why I felt happy when I saw your contact which I strongly believe that by the grace of God, you will help me secure and invest this money wisly in your country. I thereby needs your help in securing the consignment containing the money out from the bank here in Benin Republic, for investment in your country, based on your reply I will furnish you with more details on how we can proceed on. I am ready to offer 30% of the total amount to you if you can help us in securing this money and another 10% interest of Annual Income to you, for handling this business for us, which you will strongly have absolute control over. Dear if you can handle this project sincerely and also willing to assist us in lifting this fund, kindly reach me and I will let you know the next step to take towards actualizing this transaction as quickly as possible. Please, note that this transaction is 100% risk free.
I look forward hearing from you soonest through my personal email address for more clearifications; please reply me through this my email address for confidential reasons; (princessesther_rufus03@yahoo.fr)Regard's.Yours sincerely,
PRINCESS ESTHER RUFUS FOR THE FAMILY !!!

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