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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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.
  • +22997527252 (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.
  • royalsecuritycompany135@gmail.com
  • 3broyalsecuritycompany135@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "cooke tony" <mrstonycooke2@nsk.biz>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 12:38:32 +0100
Subject: CONTACT REV DR KENNETH BELLO FOR YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX


*ATTN BENEFICIARY*

*Your compensation funds of $2.5m has been deposited to the *

*ROYAL SECURITY COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC to deliver to you as a *

*consignment box, so contact the Royal security company *

*immediately with your full details to deliver your consignment *

*box contains $2.5m to you immediately.*

*Please dont allow the ROYAL SECURITY COMPANY AUTHORITY to know *

*the real contents of your consignment because it was deposited *

*as your family valued items.*

*This is the registration Number of your consignment box *

*RS/NNP/002/08
Batch Number IS=BA880556
Deposit Certificate Number RCGSWWPPEX*

*This is the ROYAL SECURITY COMPANY CONTACT ADDRESS
ADDRESS Rue 56/ 57 INTERNATIONAL AIR-PORT COTONOU BENIN *

*REPUBLIC
EMAIL;royalsecuritycompany135@gmail.com<EMAIL%3Broyalsecuritycompany135@gmail.com>
DIRECTOR;REV DR KENNETH BELLO
TELEPHONE;+229 97 527 252*

*Contact them immediately.*

*Thanks*

*Mrs Tony Cooke*

*
*

Anti-fraud resources:

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