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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)
  • "atm payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
• 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.
  • +22997309478 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • globalbank@representative.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mrs rosa peley <mrsrosapeley109@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <rosapeley2000@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:25:48 +0100
Subject: compensation for your help in the past



My Dear Friend,

May the good God bless You.

I write to inform you that i came out successful from the surgical operation and i got recovered fully with sound health.Today i am proud that i am strong again as i used to be.Please help me thank the great God for this good work.

Presently i am in South Africa with a good volunteer who took over the claim of my late husband deposit at the security company when you backed out.He put effort and finally the security company released the money to him for charity work as i desired.

Having thought of your effort and concern towards helping me out then despit it did not work out,i decided to give you some money as a form of compensation for your effort.

Contact Razak.Opara Benjamine The ATM Payment Department The Director of Global Bank in Benin Republic,he will send a ATM VISA CARD of US$1.200.000.00. to you as compensation for your help in the past.I have already passed my instructions to The Bank to send it to you immediately you contact Them.

His contact information is as follows;
Email: globalbank@representative.com
Tel;+229-97-30-94-78
Please let me know immediately after you receive the money.

May the good God bless you and your family.

Mrs Rosa Peley,
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