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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:

• 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 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.
  • +22997246747 (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.
  • ubahsunion_s2c@bk.ru

Fraud email example:

From: baa chieme <baa_h61@hotmail.fr>
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:38:36 +0100
Subject: My Dear: Good Friend.



My Dear: Good Friend.It has been long we communicate last, am so sorry for the delay, i mean your cheque of ($850.000.00) that my boss asked me to mail to you as soon as you request for, but due to some minure issue you fails to respond at the aproprate time, and presently the cheque is with UBAHS UNION SECURITY COMPANY here in BENIN REPUBLIC.Please for your informations I travelled to Japan to see my boss as he instructed me and will not come back till next month end, Please You have to contact the UBAHS UNION SECURITY COMPANY to know when they will deliver your package to you in your country, I have paid for the delivering charges and insurance fee. The only money you have to send to them is there security keeping fee which is $97. Us Dollars to enable them release your package as I agreed with them that you will pay the keeping fee don't be deceived by any body because I have paid for the delivery fee before they accepted the Cashier Bank draft, and was told that after one week the keeping fee will be increasing. This is there Contact Address Contact Dr.CHRIS IBOTAA Director UBAHS UNION SECURITY COMPANY Benin Republic. E-mail Address (ubahsunion_s2c@bk.ru ) Telepohne +229 97 246747. Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the security keeping fee.I gave them your delivering address but you have to reconfirm it to them again to avoid any mistake in the delivering. Let me know as soon as you receive your Cashier Bank Draft. Please I am very sorry for any inconvinence this mighty are cause you but remember it was'nt my fort because I waited for you to come down before I get called by my Director.PLEASE DON'T BE DECEIVED BY ANYONE, THE AMOUNT YOU NEED TO SEND THEM IS $97.00.ThanksMr Baa Chieme
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