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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:
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "federal republic of benin" (Benin, Cameroon, etc. are no Federal Republics, unlike Nigeria where this type of scam was invented)
• 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.
  • +22993691074 (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.
  • chinenye_ego2007@yahoo.fr
  • ecobank_dubenin200@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: edward orji <edorji54@live.fr>
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 11:45:59 +0100
Subject: OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE



OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSEFEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENINCOMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT(RESOLUTIONPANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT)AKPAKPA COTONOU BENIN REPUBLICe-mail: (chinenye_ego2007@yahoo.fr)
Our Ref: FGN /SNT/STB

ATTN: Beneficiary ,
We, the entire members of the Federal House of Senate, on behalf of the Federal Republic of Benin Government, Under the auspices of the THE NEW PRESIDENT, YAYI BONI and the Governor of Central Bank Of Benin , Prof Charles Chukwuma Akor held a meeting last week concerning payment , both foreign and local contractors and some inheritance funds.
On going through files yesterday, we discovered that your file was dumped untreated , so at this juncture, we apologize for the delay of your payment and please stop communicating with any office now and attention to the appointed office below for you to receive your payment accordingly .
Now youre new Payment Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password No : 339331 , Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No : 103 , Released Code No: 0763; Immediate Telex confirmation No: -1114433 ; Secret Code No: XXTN013 ,Having received these vital payment number , therefore You are qualified now to received and confirm Your payment with the Federal Government of Benin immediately within 24hrs .
Now you are directed to contact the Head of Computer Credit/telex Dept Of Ecobank PLc Dr. Bankole Williams immediately so that he will pay you and fax you the payment Copy Slip and also you should reconfirm your banking Details , this is to avoid mistake while transferring your overdue payment to you today .
Contact Person: Dr. Bankole Williams Email: ecobank_dubenin200@myway.com Tel : +229-9369-1074 ,
Contact him now and inform him that you received an email from The Federal House of Senate Federal Republic of Benin , Instructing you to call him for immediate release of yor fund and forward your Details to his office to avoid transfer mistake
NOTE : We have mounted our security network to monitor every in-coming call , if we still find out that you are still dealing with all those fraudsters that have been frustrating , I shall stop and cancel your payment immediately .
Best Regards
Senator Orjike EdwardSENATE PRESIDENT(Federal Republic of Benin)
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