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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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 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.
  • +22993876985 (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.
  • oceanicbank_plc.benin@fsmail.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: OCEANIC BANK PLC <rev.douglas_department5@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:28:17 +0100
Subject: Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit Card



FROM THE DESK OF REV.DUNGA DOUGLASDIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCEFOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,OCEANIC BANK OF BENIN PLC,COTONOU,BENIN.Telephone: +229 93 87 69 85. Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit CardAttn:Beneficiary,We hereby officially notifying you about the present arrangement to pay you, your over due contract/inheritance fund through (Master Express Credit Card) This arrangement was initiated/constituted by the World Bank and Paris Club, due to fruadelent activities going on within the African Region.The World Bank and Paris Club introduced this payment arrangement as to enable our contractors/inheritance beneficiary to receive their fund without any interfference. the Master Express Credit Card was contracted and powered by GOLD CARD WORLD WIDE.Reconfirm the following information to us for Security reason.1)YOUR FULL NAME2)YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS.3)YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER4)YOUR PROFESSIONUpon the receipt of this mail we are going to load your fund into the Master Express Credit Card and send a scan copy of the card to you before we will proceed to despatch the card directly to your nominated home addresss so you absolutely have nothing to worry about all we need is your Prompt Response and Co-operation by Gods Grace we will have asuccessfull Transaction.We awaiting for your immediate response.Email To Contact::oceanicbank_plc.benin@fsmail.net CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE. BEST REGARDS,REV.DUNGA DOUGLASDIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCEFOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,OCEANIC BANK OF BENIN PLC,COTONOU-BENIN.Telephone: +229 93 87 69 85. CC: ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDSCC:CENTRAL BANK GOVERNORCC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF BENIN.
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