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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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • mraustinthomas12@yahoo.com
  • destiny_duru00@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Destiny Duru <mraustinthomas12@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: destiny_duru00@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 16:39:10 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: mraustinthomas12@yahoo.com



- MY DEAR,My name is Destiny Duru i work with the Central Bank of Benin,here in Benin Republic as a Manager in(Telex/Computer Section) .I am in charge of all payment into foreign bank account.I will help you if you will not deny me after i helped you .As i was going through the computer this morning ,i saw your name and your unpaid inheritance fund/ Expired Cheque which has been kept for quite some time now uncashed/unpaid due to some outstanding fees you need to offset before your payment could be delivered or transferred to you,though this your payment was sometime discussed with our Director, but this information i want to give to you now , do not discuss it with our Director as i will not be happy if you do and i will abandon it as soon as you inform him about this development.You see , i am ready to credit this your money into you bank account just of Free Of Charge (FOC)since i am in charge here, i am given you 100% Assurance that i can do this for you, but on the ground that you will give me 5% or 10% of the total sum IMMEDIATELY this fund is credited into your account just as soon as the credit is effected , i will cover up every tracing point about this fund so that no one could trace or find out about this fund again. You know this thing i am embarking on is some how illegal, but i want to take the risk so that i will make some money to establish good business out there.Please if the above sugestion is ok by you ,do reply me immediately i will inform you about the next step .Note that the Hard Disc for all foreign payments is only one and there is no way i can use the same Disc to credit your account to avoid any trace and on that ground you will have to buy a Hard Disc in your country and send to me so that i will transmit all your file into it and later use it to credit your account.You don't need to spend money any more before you receive your money except the Hard Disc you will buy and send to me.I would have asked you to send money to buy it here in africa, but for the fact that it will be cheaper in your country than here, hence i wanted you to buy it there and send it to me.The name of the Hard Disc is (TIAC.U12 HDD) and please do not buy any one made in taiwan, the best is the one made in England ok please take note, and what is needed is just one Hard Disc only to execute this transaction either the small size or the big size any one among them can serve ok.This Hard Disc is used for crediting of an account, only use in the bank and financial houses . Just buy it and send it to me immediately so that before the next 48hrs the job will be completed.Thanking you in advance for your understanding.Yours sincerely DESTINY DURU (CENTRAL BANK OF BENIN) NB:PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO REPLY ME ONLY ON THIS MY PRIVATE EMAIL destiny_duru00@hotmail.com

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