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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "industrial and commercial bank of china" (not involved with lotteries)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • senetortundeogbehe@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Linda Ortiz <barrsterlinda@live.fr>
Reply-To: senetortundeogbehe@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2009 03:16:38 +0100
Subject: Be Informed that any money you send to Africa to receive your payment is at your own risk




Atten Dear=20

I am Barrister Linda Ortiz the Permanent secretary to Senator Tunde Ogbeh=
a
The
Chairman House committee Payment and verification on foreign contractors
and
Foreign Affairs office of the presidency Republic of Benin .=20

He told me to Contact all the Foreigners that waiting for their Payment ,
regards to series of petition we receiving from unpaid (Foreign
Contractors,
Inheritance next of kin and lotto beneficiaries that was originated from
America, Europe, Asia, and Middle east) on how African government usually
don't pay them their contract funds, And other Debts owned them by the
Government based on this the African Government made a through
investigation
to ascertain the cause and find out that there are some officials that
cooperate with outsiders to extort money from foreign contractors.=20

So the United Nations then held a meeting and made a resolution that all
foreigners contractors and those that are waiting their draft payment and
ATM
Payment to be paid by Cash
through Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
in
other to beat those fraudsters in Africa that export money from Foreigner=
s
with out release their Fund to them.=20

Be informed that all the Bank Drafts, ATM, and other Fund that was on hol=
d
by
Customs, Drug Law Enforcement Agency, and others asking for one charges
and
another from Africa, Europe, America has re-called back, converted to Cas=
h
payment system and channeled to Industrial and Commercial Bank of China t=
o
pay through telegraphic transfer You have to stop any further
communication
regards to your fund with any office in Africa or Europe.=20

You have to Contact Senator Tunde Ogbeha The Chairman House committee
Payment
and verification on foreign contractors and Foreign Affairs office of the
presidency Republic of Benin as soon as you received this mail to give yo=
u
the full contact information of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
that
will transfer your fund Directly to your account, have to call him also
for
more
clarification .=20

This is contact Address
His Name ;Senator Tunde Ogbeha
E-mail Address:senetortundeogbehe@yahoo.fr
Phone Number:0022998244622=20

Note ;Any money you send to Africa to receive your payment is at your own
risk,you don't have to send any money to received your payment .=20

Thanks=20

Barrister Linda Ortiz
The Permanent secretary
of Senator Tunde Ogbeha
The Chairman House committee
Payment and verification on foreign
Contractors and Foreign Affairs
Office of the presidency
Republic of Benin=20

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