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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:
  • ",500,000" (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)
• 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.
  • michelbatno01@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 14:04:04 +0100
Subject: FINANCIAL PARTNERSHIP/PARTENARIAT FINANCIER


HELLO

I am Mr Michel Batno, a financial resources consultant based in Benin . I
have a client (a widow) who gets a sum of 25,500,000 U.S. dollars kept in a
company security guard and property.



She wants to invest in a stable economy in Europe or Asia but due to the
financial and political system of our new government in Benin , she is
willing to withdraw these funds and transfer it abroad for investments
purpose so that she is looking for a real foreign partner that can assist
her.

Her interest is in companies with potential for rapid growth in the long
term..

If the bi laws of your country allow foreign investment,
you can contact me by mail (michelbatno01@gmail.com) for more details.



Your commission is 15% of the total sum at the end of the transaction.
Please send me your phone contact.

Best regards

Anti-fraud resources:

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