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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:
  • "federal republic of benin" (Benin, Cameroon, etc. are no Federal Republics, unlike Nigeria where this type of scam was invented)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• 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.
  • financial_trust_bankpl27@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "john ahmed" <revjohnahmed29@telegraf.by>
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 13:24:31 +0100
Subject: CONTACT FINANCIAL TRUST BANK BENIN,


**
*FINANCIAL MINISTER OF. FREDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
FOREIGN CONTRACTOR PAYMENT OFFICE.
**Email:financial_trust_bankpl27@yahoo.co.uk*

**

*Attn: Client,*

*
The management and control of all finances of the Government as prescribed
by the constitution of the country is the responsibility of the Ministry of
Finance to handle all foreign arias/debts. The Board of Federal Ministry of
Finance Benin Republic.

are here to notify you of your payment inherited funds of ($800.000.00)
After the meeting held on 8th of May 2008. His Excellence the PRESIDENT OF
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN has instructed Department to compensate all
foreign arias/debts.

that lost their money for fraud stars in this Benin Repoblic with 20% of
the fund which is sum of $160.000.00 and also instructed Department too to
send your funds to you through western union money transfer for easier
receive of your inherited funds without any further delay. and every
arrangement has been conculded with FIANACIAL TRUST BANK PLC BENIN, so
contact them for your transfer


they request your name and address were you want your fund to be send
through western union. The maximum amount you will be receiving each day is
sum of $4,500.00.


Also requires transfer charge sum of $127.00 dollar, for re-newing and
reconfirming your file that Department has been deposited in their office
with your name and address. so all you need is to contact them with your
information.
This is how you should list your information bellow;

Beneficiary name----------------------------
Address--------------------------------
Tel phone-----------------------------
Text question--------------------------
And Answer-------------------------

here is their contact information;
Director Name. Dr Eddy Benson,
Email adress financial_trust_bankpl27@yahoo.co.uk*

**

*Please make sure that you contact them as soon as possible to know where to
send the required $127.00 to for the renewing reconfirming the payment file
of your funds so that you will start receiving your funds as from tomorrow
as Department instructed them.



Again remember to get back to us immediately you receive your first payment
from Finanacial Bank Wester Union Transfer. *

*But incause of mistake by contacting wrong person please if you are not the
real beneficiary don't respond to this message.
*

*Yours in service
**Finance Minister
Federal Republic of Benin.*
*

*

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