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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:
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "federal republic of benin" (Benin, Cameroon, etc. are no Federal Republics, unlike Nigeria where this type of scam was invented)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• 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.
  • +22993217143 (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.
  • barrjanetsunset03@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: westernunion00178@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:28:16 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FOR YOUR URGENT PICKING OF YOUR FUND


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: barrjanetsunset03@yahoo.com



- Attn Beneficiary, we have conculded yesterday with the governor of eco bank here in benin republic that you should start receiving your payment of $950,000.00 through western union money transfer from tommorrow , but you should be receiving $5000 usd only per a day , so you are advice to contact the western union operator Mr.James Kuti, Right now. contact him and re-confirm your information to him right away so that he will re-send to you your first payment of $5000 which is already sent to help you to pick it up in any western union arround you.This is the information of your first available payment of $5000.00,Sender first name jude, Sender last name daniel, available mtcn...2389324150.Now you can track it now to know the availabilities of your payment,Website: www.westernunion.com Contact Mr.JamesKuti, His name is Mr. James Kuti,Phone nnumber is +229-93-21-71-43, His contact e-mail is ( westernunion00178@yahoo.comAnd also here is the informations you need to send to hi!
m , Your receiver name....Your country......Your tellphone number...... All this informations is to avoid sending money to wrong person /another person .Yours in service MR JANET SUNSET., Financial Minister Federal Republic of Benin Western Union. .

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