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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)
  • "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.
  • +22998331492 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "PETER OBI" <peterobi200@ig.com.br>
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:10:51 -0700
Subject: CTBB ATM PAYMENT SETTLEMENT


*INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
CAPITAL TRUST BANK PLC BENIN,
COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIC.*
*ATTANTION, BENEFICIARY.*
****
*We hereby officially notifying you about the present arrangement to pay
you, your over due contract/inheritance fund through(ATMCARD)This
arrangement was initiated/constituted by the World Bank and Paris Club, due
to fraudulent activities going on within the African Region.*

*The World Bank and Paris Club introduced this payment arrangement as to
enable our contractors/inheritance beneficiary to receive their fund without
any interference. the ATM CARD are powered by GOLD CARD WORLD WIDE.*
*Upon the receipt of this mail we are going to load your fund into the ATM
CARD and send a scan copy of the card to you before we will proceed to
dispatch the card directly to your nominated home address so you absolutely
have nothing to worry about all we need is your Prompt Response and
Co-operation by Gods Grace we will have a successful Transaction.*
**
*Also the atm payment center has mandiated to issue to you the sum of 10
million dollars as the fiscal year 2008 payment and also any of our
inheritance winner who wishes that his won funds should be send to his or
her bank account, Then you have to contact the following person with your
account informations where the funds should be send.*
**
*Contact Rev.Dean Johnson**.*
*
Phone . +229 9833 1492

E-MAIL. (deanjohnson_ctbb@live.com)*

*Best regards,*
*
DR. USMAN JOHN.
Financial Secretary.
Foreign Operation Department.



VIEW OUR BANK THE BANKS MANAGEMENTS AND MORE ABOUT OUR BANK ON.
www.capitaltrustbank.tk
*

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam