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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:
  • "million 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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • morien_dbenny@yahoo.co.jp (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mori_dbenny@yahoo.co.jp" <mori_dbenny@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: morien_dbenny@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:49:34 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Miss Morien Benny

From Miss Morien Benny
16,Rue des jardins Cocody
les Deux-Plateaux
Abidjan Ivory Coast

Dearest one.

Compliments of the day to you and your Entire Family, To due your respect I am Miss Morien Benny from Ivory Coast West Africa I am a 19 years old girl i am the only daughter of Mr/Miss David Benny .Please my dearest one after i read your profile i see that you are the kind of person i will
like to do this Transaction with. The money my late father left for me before he dead, this money is $6.500,000,00($6.5million US Dollars) And this money is in the bank here in Abidjan.

My Father was a very Rich Cocoa Farmer and he was poinsed by his bussiness partner, and now i want you to stand on the gap as my guidian and Appionted Benieficiary and recieved the money in your country since i am only 19 Years old and without Mother and Father.

Please i will like to reply me this email so that i will tell you all the details fellows, so that this money will be transfferd into your account without any delay, when the money been transfferd into your account then you make arrangement for my travelling papers to meet with you in your
country for better investment and to countinue my Education while you will be managing the bussiness, i wait your respond so that i will give you the full contact of the bank together with the Documents related to the Fund,
please reply me with this email Address (morien_dbenny@yahoo.co.jp)

Best regard.
Miss Morien David Benny .
morien_dbenny@yahoo.co.jp






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