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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:

• 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.
  • +22998377738 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Emergency Email <roger.santini@free.fr>
Reply-To: "emergencymails@ubbi.com" <western-union@24.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:40:11 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Hurry! This coupon code expires within 72 hours.











Attn; Receipient,
Please Use code (GL-14160) to forward this email to 98377738@fastwebmail.it) Direct inquiry to Atten: Stiven James and ask for your personal information for your email recipient of your MTCN $20,000 which has been transfer this Evenin for client pick up.


Feel free with your $135 payment Now to western union were the funds are coming from as to enable purshased your inheritance to preven ilegal transfer with your file so you can easly pick up the Money the next day,

Hurry! This coupon code expires within 72 hours.
PAYMENT DETAILS MADE FOR YOUR CONFIRMATION!!! will be withdrawn back after 72hrs not hear from you, it will means that the money datail given to you does not bear your name as the receiver, until you meet up.

Call for confirmation receipt of this message on : +229-98377738
Thank you for Western with us

Be guided accordingly,
Ms.Carole vidal
Western Union® +229-938 928 79

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