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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:
  • "insurance fee " (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. )
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • +22993134021 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
  • +2299348462 (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.
  • ibfinancesecurity13@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "PAUL EZE" <paul_eze016@ig.com.br>
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 12:59:33 +0100
Subject: Gegarding your Confirmable Bank Draft of $2.825.000.00


Hello.

I have been expecting to hear from you since regarding your Confirmable Bank
Draft of $2.825.000.00 United States Dollars, which my Boss drafted on your
behalf but I did not hear from you up til yet. Then I went to the bank to
confirm if the draft has expired or getting near to expire and Dr. Luke A.
Musa the Director of Foreign Payment Control Authority International
Banker's & Finance Security made it clear to me that before the delivery of
your confirmable draft cheque of $2.825.000.00 United States Dollars, to
your home address that it will expire. Therefore, to avoid losing this great
opportunity I suggested him to deposit the check (money) in their escrow
bank account before the expiring date of your drafted cheque.


Your are hereby advice to contact the International Bankers & Finance
Security via the information bellow as soon as possible to know when your
payment will be effected, in other hand you may instruct the bank in
whichever way you want to receive your payment hence they made it clear to
me with their three 3 methods of international transaction, 1) By wire
transfer, 2) Issuing an ATM CARD on your name and deliver to your door step,
3) Receiving in Cash payment through diplomatic means, which means the money
will convey in safe security box without identifying the content of the box.
After serious thought with the Director of Foreign Payment Control Authority
Dr.Luke A. Musa, he promised that you will receive your payment through any
of the above listed transfer method after due process is followed.


Note that i have paid the Deposit and Insurance fee, with the delivery and
insurance fee which was left to me by my Boss, The only payment that will be
required from you by the bank in other to receive your payment through any
of the above indicated method by the International Bankers & Finance
Security, might be for the re-validation of some undated document to avoid
any interception during the transfer process of your fund by the
International Monitoring Fund IMF or National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
NDLEA and any financial institution. I can not predict the cost of the fee,
therefore, you are advice to contact the bank for more clarification on how
to receive your fund via the information as stated bellow.


You have to contact the bank to enable you receive your money in this second
quarter payment of the year before interfering of auditing committee,
because in financial rule, it was cleared by any financial institution that
any foreign payment that is not transferred after any quarter payment will
be transfer into Federal Government Treasury Account as Unclaimed Fund.


Contact the bank with bellow information:-
International Banker's & Finance Securities
International Transfer Clearance House


Avenue Aminu Yusuf 1 Cotonou-Benin BP325
TEL:+229-93134021
FAX: +229-9348462
EMAIL;(ibfinancesecurity13@hotmail.com)


Finally, Note that i only register the cheque in the bank with your full
name i.e do not hesitate to contact the bank and instruct them with which
ever way you want your payment to be effected and forget not to request
their requirement and information that will be useful for your payment.


Note that strictly following their directive will lead your successfully
transfer of your payment after due process of international banking
procedure. And carefully forward your information as they might required to
avoid any wrongful payment during the transfer or delivery process.


Wishing you the best and Congratulation,

Yours Faithfully,


Barr,Paul Eze.

Anti-fraud resources:

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