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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states 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.
  • +22993489858 (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.
  • doraphil88@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Mazi Nze" <mrsnzemazi@mailbox.hu>
Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 14:57:07 +0200
Subject: Please pray for me while you contact my secretary for your fund.


My Dear,


I crave your indulgence at this mail coming from somebody you
have not known before but I believe I have been destined to be of blessing
to you.

I am Mrs.Mazi Nze director of Benin Cement Company and wife of former Benin
counselor in Madrid Spain now late.I am presently in Spain where I am under
going treatment.


I want you to contact my secretary in Benin Republic,her name is Ms.Dorathy
Philips using her email address *doraphil88@yahoo.fr*
<doraphil88@yahoo.fr>or telephone + 229 93 48 98 58.


Instruct her to send you the sum of ($1,800,000) One Million Eight Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars in Cash which I kept for you in the bank
there in my country Benin Republic.

I cannot predict what will be my fate by the time you will receive the fund
seeing that I am in a very critical condition here in the hospital that is
why I ask you to assist me in your prayers and you must endeavor to use %60
of the said sum for the less privilege in the society and then %40 for
yourself.

Mrs.Mazi Nze.

Anti-fraud resources:

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