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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:
  • "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "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)
  • "can i completely trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "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_benny@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Morien Benny <mbenny2001@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <morien_benny@myway.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:00:19 +0000
Subject: From Miss Morien Benny



From Miss Morien Benny 22,Rue des jardins Cocody les Deux-Plateaux Abidjan Ivory coast Dearest one.

Compliments of the day to you and your Entire Family, 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. My father was a highly reputable business Magnet-(a cocoa and oil merchant)who operated in the capital of Ivory coast during his days.It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in France during one of his business trips abroad on the 24th. November 2003.Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle of his who travelled with him at that time.But God knows the truth! 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 $6.300,000,00($6.3million US Dollars) this money was deposited in a Bank of Africa here in Abidjan.
Due to the previous scam and fraud act from imposters in our country which the government of the country has set up an Anti-Money Laundering Squad which is monitoring every huge amount from the banks that is going out from this country, I finally arranged with the bank manager of Bank Of Africa [BOA] and he has coverted the fund and package it in a diplomat box, the arrangement has been finalized with STANDRAD SECURITY COMPANY to send the package to your home through their Diplomatic Courier Delivery, i have contacted them and they told me that you should forward all this information below to them so that they can be able to deliver the consignment box to your house in your Country,

Your full name.............2, Your Home Address.....3, Your Phone Number........... 4, Occupation......................5, Country...............6, Age..............................Also remember that they did not know the content of the box we registered it as an Africa cloths with the registration informations below. They don't know that it contents money. this is to avoid the international money luanding squad also for them not to delay with the delivery of the box to your home.i don't want you to let them know that the content is money please.

Please i will like to reply me this email so that i will give you all the details fellows, so that this fund will be transfferd to your country without any delay, when the money been transfferd to your country then you make arrangement for my travelling papers to meet with you in your country for better investment and to countinue my Education. Now permit me to ask these few questions

1. Can you honestly help me as your sister? 2. Can I completely trust you? 3. What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after the fund is in your house?
Please,Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible.Through my private (morien_benny@myway.com) Best regard. Miss Morien David Benny .morien_benny@myway.com
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