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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:
  • "transfer into your account" (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)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • +22993027749 (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.
  • citybankplc_beninrepublic00@yahoo.fr
  • nom.nom@laposte.net

Fraud email example:

From: "innocent.buba" <innocent.buba@laposte.net>
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 02:45:31 +0100 (CET)
Subject: CONTACT BANK


ATTENTION :

IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INFORM YOU THAT I HAVE VERIFIED FROM THE BANK DIRECTOR REGARDING THE TRANSFER OF YOUR FUND AND IT WAS GOOD NEWS BECAUSE THE REQUESTED FEE WAS LESS EXPESSIVE FOR YOU TO AFFORD.
YOUR CONSIGNMENT CONTAINING YOUR FUND($1.5M) HAVE BEEN DEPOSITED WITH THE CAPITAL CITY BANK PLC BENIN REPUBLC SO THAT YOUR FUND WILL BE WIRED TO YOUR ACCOUNT IMMEDIATELY.
YOU ARE TO CONTACT THE BANK DIRECTOR WITH YOUR BANKING DETAILS.

MEANWHILE, I WENT TO THE CAPITAL CITY BANK PLC TO DISCUSS THIS WITH THE BANK DIRECTOR AS FUNDS HAS NOT BEEN DELIVERED TO YOU.

HOWEVER, HE TOLD ME THAT YOUR FUND CAN BE TRANSFERED TO YOU VIA A DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER (KTT) INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
HE TOLD ME TO INSTRUCT YOU TO CONTACT THE BANK TO APPLY FOR A DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER INTO YOUR ACCOUNT TO AVOID LOOSING YOUR FUND DUE TO DELAY.
THEREFORE, YOU CAN CONTACT THE BANK AND SEND YOUR BANKING INFORMATIONS TO THE:

DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN OPERATIONS . DR REV. STEPHEN OKEKE CAPITAL CITY BANK PLC OF BENIN REPUBLIC 20/22 HOSPITAL ROUTE COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC,
EMAIL ADDRESS: citybankplc_beninrepublic00@yahoo.fr
TELEPHONE: +229-9302-7749

SEND AN EMAIL TO THE DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN OPERATIONS . DR REV. STEPHEN OKEKE CAPITAL CITY BANK PLC OF BENIN REPUBLIC VIA THE ABOVE EMAIL ADDRESS AND APPLY FOR YOUR WIRE TRANSFER AS I HAVE INFORMED THE BANK ABOUT YOU ALREADY.

ON RECEIPT OF YOUR FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, ENDEAVOUR TO INFORM ME IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE YOUR FUND IN YOUR ACCOUNT THE DIRECTOR TOLD ME THAT THE ONLY FEE YOU HAVE TO PAY IS $150 USD FOR THE OPENING OF NEW INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNT THERE IN THEIR BANK WHICH WILL BE USED TO TRANSFER THE FUND TO YOUR DESTINATED ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY AND IT WILL ALSO SERVE AS THE BANK TRANSFER CHARGES OF THE $1.5MUSD INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

THANKS AND REMAIN BLESSED.
MR.INNOCENT BUBA,

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