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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:

• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "federal republic of benin"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • zebrabiu_g02@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: zebrabiu george <zebrabiu_g2@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 03:24:39 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: From Mr.Zebrabiu,Dear Franck I need your trust.


FROM THE DESK OF MR.ZEBRABIU GEORGE
Bill and Exchange Manager
THE AFRICAN BANK OF BENIN
CARRE 101 RUE DE ST JANE 1st FLOOR
Cotonou,Republic Of Benin.

Dear Franck,

I am MR.ZEBRABIU GEORGE Bill and Exchange Manager of THE AFRICAN BANK,of the Federal Republic of Benin.I work with THE AFRICAN BANK OF BENIN in Cotonou Benin Rep. It is my wish to solicite your assistance in a business opportunity that will be benefited for you and I.

I received a very encouraging information about you and how trustworthy you are through an internet business directories,so I decide to contact you and I am delighted with such useful information.

During our investigation and auditing in my Bank, in my department I came across an abandoned sum of money 20.200.000 US dollars (Twenty Million Two Hundred Thousand US Dollars) In an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer Mr.S.A.A Franck from Korea who died along with his entire family on 25th December 2003 in a plane crash.VIEW THIS WEB SITE :
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html

Since we got information about his death, I have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim his money because the management cannot release it unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our Banking guidelines but unfortunately I learnt that all his family died alongside with him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim.

Seems you have the same name with this deceased customer you can easily make this deal with me,I will assist you to locate an ATTORNEY who will assist you to get every proof document which will help you to execute this money.

The request of foreigner as Next of Kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Beninois cannot stand as Next of Kin to a foreigner.I agree that 40 % of this money will be for you as foreign partner, in respect to the provision of a foreign account, 10 % will be set aside for expenses incured during the business and 50 % would be for me and my family. There after I will visit your country for disbursement accoding to the percentages indicated.

Therefore to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as arranged,you must apply first to our Bank as relations or next of kin of the deceased indicating your Bank name, your private telephone and fax number for easy and effective communication and location where in the money will be remitted .

As soon as you confirm to me your willingness upon reciept of your reply to assit me in this bussiness I will send to you the deceased Bank account informations and A TEXT OF APPLICATION to you by fax or email which you will fill and forward to our Bank for inward transfer of this fund into your account and I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch and 100% free and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made by me for the transfer .

I will also appreciate for your positive response while you contact me once you receive this mail via my email account: zebrabiu_g02@yahoo.com for security reasons .This matter requires your urgent attention,confidentiality and discretion no matter what your decision maybe.

Thanks and Best Regards.

Yours faithfully,
Mr.Zebrabiu George.
Bill and Exchange Manager,
The African Bank Benin,
Cotonou Republique of Benin West Africa.






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