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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:
  • "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • anne_benson2003@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Anne Benson <anne_benson2003@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: anneus_benson2004@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:06:51 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: TRUST INVESTMENT REPLY NOW


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: anne_benson2003@yahoo.ca



- FROM; MRS ANNE BENSON,HEAD OF ARCHIVES /RECONCILIATION UNION BANK OF SWITZERLAND.(FOREIGN DEPTMENT) IN ZURICH.Dear President/Ceo,I am MRS ANNE BENSON,from Union Bank of Switzerland and one of the Deputies from (Foreign Dept.) in Zurich, Switzerland.I wish to inform you that, l got your contact through a colleague of mine,where you have been a customer to a bank,and therefore, wish to make this urgent and confidential businessproposal.The management of Union Bank of Switzerland , through the Board of Directors of the bank, have asked the foreign dept.to close the account of certain customers, president charles taylor who have saved with the bank since and some African presidents, who have not been active in checking their funds and bonded certificates with the bank.As a matter of fact, we realised an amount of over $790 million from this source and we are to transfer this funds into the UBS consolidated account at the end of November 2008 ending. We have repeatedly sent notices to them but no response so far, therefore, your help in this matter will be highly welcomed,if you agreed to compromise with me,on how much funds you will prefer us to transfer into your personal account. Thanks and awaiting for your urgent answer now, to start processing of the transfer. As you are aware, l am working in conjunction with my people here, and as soon as you state the required funds, we would arrange for your percentage for you.Remember, it is confidential.Best Regards; MRS ANNE BENSON,

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