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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:
  • "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.
  • +22997981987 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • marketing1925@yahoo.co.uk
  • abm9925@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Abm. Marketing." <marketing9930@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:00:42 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Electronics Product/Price list


ABM Marketing Ltd. 
354 Ngozi 01BP 3121
Cotonou Rep Du Benin
Telfax 00229 97981987  
E-mail :marketing1925@yahoo.co.uk
email :abm9925@myway.com
 
Dear Sir /madam.

 
Re;Electronics; Laptop Computer, Video Security Systerms,Security Camera,Car Alarm,Air Conditioners,Computers and Construction Machinery....
  
We may use this medium to introduce our company to you we are agents and distributors of many kinds of Electronics Product Machinery from different part of the world currently.
 
We are looking for company can supply Electronics Product to us in larger quantity,so if your company is capable enough to make the supply and contatact us together with price list,please do not hesitate to contact us immediately a good business relationship with your esteeled company and terms of payment 100%T/T upfront before shipments and we wait your reply together with your price list.
 
We are interested in the above listed items and  therefore beg you to kindly publish/advertise our company name and address in your monthly business bulletin so that the interested esporters will contact us directlyly for immediate business.

 
Regards
Mr Godwin
Mrs Rose

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