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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:
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • samuelad01@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: david komo <david_komo02@live.fr>
Reply-To: <samuel_john_sj@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:26:14 +0100
Subject: THEY WRONGLY WITHHELD YOUR OVER DUE PAYMENT



Attn:I resumed duty recently as policy harmonization chairman on public debt (West African Monitoring Institution ), a committee set up by the WAMI under the able presidency and via the inspection of the International Monitoring Force (IMF)
The purpose of the committee among other is to investigate, verify and settle all outstanding debts owed and the records before me have revealed that your payment has not been effected as a result of official negligence as many abnormalities had happened in the Banks where some top official of the apex Bank has collaborate with impostors who are carrying a fake portfolios with levies misled and misguided about the position of this fund and having the opportunity to extort money from you that kept your payment too longer up till date.May it interest you to know
that your payment has since being deposited with bank abroad which in few days, all payment transaction will be concluding according to the agreement and you will receive your payment through a casher cheque or bank transfer pending your own choice, the cheque will be issued in your name and send to you from the bank with current information we may receive from you.However, be informed earlier today from the programming office here in Benin that, it is mandatory you send $215 for the programming of your information and payment into the micro chip compartment of central computer as the authorities demand which we described as selective payment and your transfer will be completed immediately we receive your current information and the $215, note this selective payment fee is nondeductible from your main amount for security reasons.
For your information kindly forward to this email at samuelad01@myway.com all the bellow statedcurrentinformation of yours for successful programming of your payment without any delay.1)The last four digits f your social security number2) Your contact address and3) Telephone
Also advise how you want to receive your payment so that we can instruct you on how to send the $215 to enable us carry the proceed here and to enable our corresponded bank to have the access into our dollars account and credit your payment any way you wish to receive it.Considering the circumstances at hand, you are advice not to accept any E-mail telephone calls that does not come from this office this is to forestall new effort toward a diversion of your payment. Accept our congratulations in advance.Note: this office is at work for 24 hours every week until the end of our service, we are ready to receive and attend to your case any timeany day
Best regards,Mr Samuel AdenijiFor and on behalf of General Kozuku Koffi
THEY WRONGLY WITHHELD YOUR OVER DUE PAYMENT
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