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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "transfer into your account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • africandevelopmentbank8000@ubbi.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3aafricandevelopmentbank8000@ubbi.com

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:18:41 +0100
Subject: HELLO FRIEND CONTACT THE BANK


ATTENTION :DEAR FRIEND,

IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INFORM YOU THAT I HAVE VERIFIED FROM THE BANK
DIRECTOR REGARDING THE TRANSFER OF YOUR FUND AND IT WAS GOOD NEWS BECAUSE
THE REQUESTED FEE WAS LESS EXPESSIVE FOR YOU TO AFFORD.YOUR CONSIGNMENT
CONTAINING YOUR FUND($1.5M) HAS BEEN DEPOSITED WITH THE AFRICA DEVELOPMENT
BANK BENIN REPUBLC SO THAT YOUR FUND WILL BE WIRED TO YOUR ACCOUNT
IMMEDIATELY. YOU ARE TO CONTACT THE BANK DIRECTOR WITH YOUR BANKING DETAILS.


MEANWHILE, I WENT TO THE AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK TO DISCUSS THIS WITH THE
BANK DIRECTOR AS IT HAS NOT BEEN DELIVERED TO YOU.HOWEVER, HE TOLD ME THAT
YOUR FUND CAN BE TRANSFERED TO YOU VIA A DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER(KTT) INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT.

HE TOLD ME TO INSTRUCT YOU TO CONTACT THE BANK TO APPLY FOR A DIRECT WIRE
TRANSFER INTO YOUR ACCOUNT TO AVOID LOOSING YOUR FUND DUE TO
DELAY.THEREFORE, YOU CAN CONTACT THE BANK AND SEND YOUR BANKING INFORMATIONS
TO THE:DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN OPERATIONS . DR.GEORGE ALI USMAN,AFRICAN
DEVELOPMENT BANK OF BENIN REPUBLIC 20/22 HOSPITAL ROUTE COTONOU BENIN
REPUBLIC,EMAILADDRESS:africandevelopmentbank8000@ubbi.com<EMAILADDRESS%3Aafricandevelopmentbank8000@ubbi.com>SEND
AN EMAIL TO THE DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN OPERATIONS .DR.GEORGE ALI
USMAN,AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK OF BENIN REPUBLIC VIA THE ABOVE EMAIL ADDRESS
AND APPLY FOR YOUR WIRE TRANSFER AS I HAVE INFORMED THE BANK ABOUT YOU
ALREADY.

ON RECEIPT OF YOUR FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, ENDEAVOUR TO INFORM ME
IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE YOUR FUND IN YOUR ACCOUNT.THE DIRECTOR TOLD ME THAT
THE ONLY FEE YOU ARE TO PAY IS ($225) USD FOR THE OPENING OF NEW
INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNT THERE IN THEIR CUSTODY WHICH WILL BE USED TO TRANSFER
THE FUND TO YOUR DESGINATED ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY AND IT WILL ALSO SERVE
AS THE BANK TRANSFER CHARGES OF THE $1.5M USD INTO YOUR ACCOUNT

THANKS AND REMAIN BLESSED.
MR.KING MARK WILSON

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