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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:
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +22997981987 (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.
  • stelikdev@yahoo.ca

Fraud email example:

From: ste lik <stelikdev@yahoo.ca>
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 07:25:10 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Price list


Stelik lnternation Plc
1515 Ngozi Prin 01BP 3121
Cotonou Rep Du Benin
Telfax 00229 979 81987

E-mail : stelikdev@yahoo.ca
Subject ;Price list

Dear Sirs

Re;SECURITY CAMERA ,SECURITY MACHINES,AND FOOD MACHINES.

We are introducing ourselves to you as one of the leading importer and distributor here in Benin Republic with many years experience, we have been in this field of business for many decade hence the achievement of our reliabilites and good reputation through out the African Markets,for your information,we are quite interested to establish everlasting business collabporation with your country business men,therefore,we need the below mentioned products and contatact us in order to discuss the price.


We are interested in the above listed items and therefore beg you to kindly publish/advertise our company name and address in your monthly business bulletin so that the interested esporters will contact us directlyly for immediate business


As per your request,we are also interested to export the below mentioned products,please exend this information to your local imopters over there in your country thus they will contact us for urgent export transaction,the foolowing are in stock for prompt delivery;


- Palm Oil,Coconut,Cocoa seed, Cashew Nuts,Giner and 300 kg Gold.

We are ablie to ship the above mentioned tropical goods,for this regards,we urge you to kindly link us with the good buyers in your country whom we will ship the goods.


We sincerely believe that this is the beginning of everlasting business relationship between our company and your country firms, thanking you for your kind attention and while we look to receive your prompt reply



Yours Faithfully
Ms Joy
Mr Balkie



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