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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:
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "federal high court" (This court is often mentioned in '419' scams to give the victim a reason why he/she should send thousands of dollars to the scammers. A 'Federal High Court' exists in Germany and Nigeria, but not in other countries, such as the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Senegal, Benin, South Africa or other countries where fake lawyers in scams often claim to be based. )
• 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.
  • zenith_bankonline011@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "shedrack uba" <shedrackuba08@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 07:01:19 +0200
Subject: YOUR URGENT RESPONSE TO ZENITH BANK PLC OF AFRICA BENIN FOR YOUR COMPENSATION.


*
My Dear , *

*I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your Bank
Draft of $850.000.00 usd for your compensation but i did not heard from you
since that time.
Then I went and deposited the Draft with ZENITH BANK PLC Benin Republic,
because I travelled to Iraq to see my boss and will not come back till next
five month end.
I want You to contact the ZENITH BANK PLC OF AFRICA to know when they will
deivery your fund and send your information to them such as; *

*YOUR FULL NAME: __________
ADDRESS:__________
YOUR PHONE NUMBER__________
SEX & AGE__________________
PICTURE____________________

I have paid for the Delivery charges and insurance fee.
The only money you have to send to them is $105.00 Us Dollars for them to
obtain Claiming of affidavit certificate from Federal High Court for them
start to process your Draft into Atm Master Card.*

*This is their Contact Address,Contact DR.JOHN TONY.
Directorof ZENITH BANK PLC BENIN WEBEMAIL;[zenith_bankonline011@yahoo.fr]
try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid this Draft exspire .
I gave them your receiver information but you have to reconfirm it to them,
again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery.
Let me know immediately you receive your Draft in ATM MASTER CARD.*

*Thanks.
MR Shedrack Uba.

*

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