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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:
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
  • +22997298892 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "victor mutako" <vic_mutako4@ig.com.br>
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 18:24:08 +0200
Subject: CONTACT SWIFT DELIVERY LIMITED FOR YOUR $2.5M DELIVERY.


Attention:My Good Friend,

I have Paid the fee for your Check Draft.Because the manager of EcoBank
Benin told me that before the Check will get to you that it will expire. So
I told him to cash $2,500,000.00 (Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
Only) all the necessary arrangement of delivering the $2.5 million in cash
was made with SWIFT DELIVERY LIMITED .This is the information you need to
contact them for your package delivery to you immediately.

SWIFT DELIVERY LIMITED
ATTN: Mr.John Gomez
EMAIL: sdl@mail.mn
Tel;+229-972-98892

Please, Send them your contacts information to enable them locate you
immediately they arrived in your country with your Consignment Box.

This is what they need from you.

1. YOUR FULL NAME
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS.
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.
5.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE

Please make sure you send this needed info's to the Customer's care of
SWIFT DELIVERY LIMITED Mr.John Gomez with the address given to you.Note
;The SWIFT DELIVERY LIMITED don't know the contents of the Box. I
registered it as a Box of an Africa cloths. They don't know its content is
money. This is to avoid them delaying with the Box. Don't let them know that
is money that is in that Box.I am waiting for your urgent response.

Thanks and Remain Blessed.

Dr.Donald Duke.
Contact them via e-mail:sdl@mail.mn <e-mail%3Asdl@mail.mn>

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam