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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
  • "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.
  • +2348038131121 (Nigeria, 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.
  • eco_bankplc_benin_republic5@ubbi.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Dan Demouser <zm924xmita@testzimbra.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:32:01 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENCY



URGENCY
ECO-BANK PLC
Plot 697 Amodu Tijani Street ,
Off Sanusi Fafunwa Street , Victoria Island
COTONOU,BENIN DU REPUBLIQUE.
eco_baDO CONTACT US NOW ON THIS EMAIL
eco_bankplc_benin_republic5@ubbi.com CALL US ON THIS NUMBER
+234 80 38 13 1121.

ATTENTION

MY NAME IS EMMANUEL OBI, DIRECTOR OF FORIEGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF THIS BANK,WITH MRSOUR CORRESPONDENT BANK IN HOUSTON TEXAS USA. THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT RECENTLY ONE .JNAET WHITE CAME TO MY OFFICE TO LET US KNOW THAT YOU ARE DEAD,
AND BEFORE YOU DIED,YOU INSTRUCTED/ASSIGNED HER TO CLAIM YOUR
FUNDS IN THE TUNE OF $4.5 MILLION THAT WAS LONG ABANDONED IN YOUR NAME.

SO HERE COMES THE BIG QUESTION:
(1)DID YOU ASIGN/INSTRUCT (MRS.JNAET WHITE) TO CLAIM YOUR FUNDS?

(2)ARE YOU THROUGHLY DEAD?

IF NO, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVICE AS A MATTER OF URGENCY TO RE-CONFIRM THE DETAILS OF THIS MESSAGE/MAIL WITHING 42HOURS, HENCE YOUR FUNDS IN THE TUNE OF $4.5 MILLION WILL BE WIRED/TRANSFERED INTO HER ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY.LASTLY, YOU ARE ADVICE TO RECONFIRM THE DETAILS OF THIS MESSAGE AND GET BACK IMMEDIATELY WITH THE INFORMATION BELLOW,SOON WE HEAR FROM YOU WITH THE PROVIDED INFORMATIONS BELOW WE SHALL IMMEDIATELY SUBMIT YOUR DETAILS INFORMATION TO OUR FOREIGN REMITTANCE BOARD OF TOATL FUNDS INTO YDIRECTORS OFFICE IN HOUSTON TEXAS,USA FOR IMMEDIATE WIRE/TRANSFER OBJECTIVE OF YOUR OUR OPEREATIONAL BANK ACCOUNT. CONTACT DIRECTOR, FOREIGN REMITTANCE OFFICE. MR. ANTHONY JEFFERSON.EMAIL ADDRESS: eco_bankplc_benin_republic5@ubbi.com
VIA INFORMATIONS:

1,YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS
2, YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3, YOUR BANK NAME AND ADDRESS
4, YOUR OCCUPATION AND A
5, YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT.
NOTE THAT ALL THIS INFORMATIONS MUST BE PROVIDED FOR RECOMFIRMATION TO ENABLE US WIRE YOUR FUNDS INTO YOU PERSONAL ACCOUNT. EALSE,YOUR FUNDS WILL BE WIRED INTO HER ACCOUNT . CONTACT DIRECTOR, FOREIGN REMITTANCE OFFICE. MR. ANTHONY JEFFERSON.EMAIL ADDRESS: eco_bankplc_benin_republic5@ubbi.com


WITHOUT ANY FORDER DELAY.
WE WAIT FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY TODAY
WITH BEST REGARDS,
MR EMMANUEL OBI
DIRECTOR OF TELEX DEPARTMENT.
ECO-BANK PLC.COTONOU,BENIN DU REPUBLIQUE.

Anti-fraud resources:

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