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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:
  • ",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)
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
  • "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 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.
  • konanbanny@excite.com
  • bceao_benin02@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "bceao_nonreply04 Gazeta.pl" <bceao_nonreply04@gazeta.pl>
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:34:11 +0100
Subject: OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR


*BANQUE CENTRALE DES ETATS DE L AFRIQUE DE L OUEST (BCEAO)
CENTRAL BANK OF WEST AFRICA (BCEAO)
Agence principale de Cotonou
Avenue Jean Paul I Cotonou, BP 325 Cotonou, Benin Republic.
Telex : 5211 BCEAO COTONOU,

*


*Our Ref: BR/102/0005B/06*





*ATTENTION : CLIENT

*



*RE: PAYMENT OF US$10.5M ON OVERDUE REF: BR/102/0005B/06*




*WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU CONCERNING YOUR OUTSTANDING PAYMENT
WHICH IS DUE AND WE WANT YOU TO GET BACK TO US URGENTLY.
WE ARE ABOUT TO PAY YOU YOUR OUTSTANDING PART PAYMENT WHICH IS
US$10,500,000.00 TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLAR.
PLEASE YOU ARE ADVICE TO SEND US YOUR INTERNATIONAL
PASSPORT/DRIVER'S LICEANCE. AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO NOW IS FOR YOU TO
TICK ANY OF THIS TWO
OPTIONS IMMEDIATELY AND INFORM US SO THAT WE CAN TRANSFER YOUR OUTSTANDING
PAYMENT WITHIN THE NEXT 12HOURS.
PAYMENT OPTIONS:
----------------
1. BANK TO BANK TRANSFER (KTT).
2. PAID BY CASH TO YOU.
=================================================
YOUR NAME:
YOUR OCCUPATION:
YOUR COUNTRY:
YOUR TELEPHONE/FAX:
CONTRACT REF NUMBER:*
*=================================================
SO WE WAIT FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.*
*REPLY TO konanbanny@excite.com<http://us.mc574.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=konanbanny@excite.com>
*
*bceao_benin02@excite.com<http://us.mc574.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=bceao_benin02@excite.com>
*


*REGARDS,*


*CHARLES KONAN BANNY
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR .
CENTRAL BANK OF WEST AFRICA (BCEAO)*

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam