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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:
  • "dumorrage" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • zenithbankplc72@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "pastorphillipjoseph2110 Gazeta.pl" <pastorphillipjoseph2110@gazeta.pl>
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 01:49:13 +0100
Subject: ZENITH BANK PLC BENIN REPUBLIC.


ATTN: BENEFICIARY,


This is to officially inform you that your fund of ($6,8ML) ($Six Million
Eight hundred Thousand United State Dollars) has been accredited in your
favor,


sincerely I went and deposited the cash with ZENITH BANK PLC here in (Benin
Republic) because it has been in my office for a very long time after the
courier company said that it has entered dumorrage time, so since them the
fund was return to my office
I want You to contact the ZENITH wire transfer bank BENIN REPUBLIC to let
them know when they will Transfer your fund immidiatly.


All this are the information they may need to transfer your funds to your
account within 24 hours.

YOUR FULL NAME================

HOME ADDRESS==================

YOUR PHONE NUMBER-----------------------------------


YOUR INTERNATIONA L PASSPORT/DRIVING LICENCE -----------------------------

FULL BANKING INFORMATION.=====

NAME OF COUNTRY===============

BANKING ACCOUNT WERE YOU WANT THE FUND TO BE TRANSFER TO======

YOUR BANK REGISTRATION NUMBER...........($68UYTRQQA )

YOUR BANK CODE NO ................. ( ZE68MXS83 )

YOUR PROFESSION------------------------------


The only money you have to send to them is their opening of None-Residential
Account fee, which is $195.00 Us Dollars to enable them wire the money into
your account immediately without any delay.

This is their Contact Address,

ZENITH BANK PLC BENIN REPUBLIC.

DIRECTOR,DR IDRIS JACK .

EMAIL;(zenithbankplc72@yahoo.com )

THANK YOU BY,

PASTOR PHILLIP¨JOSEPH,THE DIRECTOR OF THE G.T.C.C COMPANY

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