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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:
  • "million 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)
• 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.
  • +22995076414 (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.
  • dr.mazobrown@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: williams46@freenet.de
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:42:41 +0200
Subject: YOUR ATM CARD


Attn: Beneficiary,
Forward your information to our ATM Foreign
Department for your payment of $1.5Million dollars contract sum, note
you can only collect $1,500 usd only daily on this card,Contact the
Foreign payment oppration Department.
Contact Person: Dr. Mazo Brown

Emails: dr.mazobrown@hotmail.com
Telephone Number:+229-9507-6414

Note
That Because Of Impostors, We Hereby Issue You Our Code Of Conduct,
Which Is (ATM-2130)
1.YOUR FULL NAMES:........................
2.YOUR
ADDRESS:........................
3.SEX:..........................
4.AGE:.....................
5.MARITAL
STATUS:..........................
6.OCCUPATION:...........................
7.TELEPHONE
/ FAX:......................
Note: It will cost you only $250 usd for
shipment of the card to your doorstep,this cost includes insurance /
postage of your ATM card to you in your country, please be informed that
you will bear the cost of the postage / insurance of your ATM cARD.
Best
wishes,
Mr. C. K. Williams.
Financial Secretary.
Foreign Operation
Department.



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