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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 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:
  • "j'ai une nouvelle adresse mail" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +22997130995 (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.
  • mrrison_pl@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Paul=20Morrison?= <mrrison_pl@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: mrpaulonline@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 10:50:31 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: DEAR CHOSEN PARTNER.


J'ai une nouvelle adresse mailVous pouvez maintenant m'écrire à : mrrison_pl@yahoo.fr

GREETINGS TO YOU,


COURTESY OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY,I TAKE LIBERTY ANCHORED ON STRONG DESIRE TO SOLICIT FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE ON THIS MUTUAL BENEFICIAL AND RISK FREE TRANSACTION WITH YOU,WHICH I HOPE YOU WILL GIVE URGENT ATTENTION.


TO BE PRECISE, I AM THE DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION OF CONTINENTAL BANK,COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN HERE IN WEST AFRICA AND ALSO A SPECIAL ACCOUNTANT OFFICER OF MR PETER LUND,AN EUROPEAN.HE WAS A SEASONAL CONTRACTOR WITH BENIN CEMENT COMPANY WHO UNFORTUNATELY DIED IN A PLANE CRASH OF UNION AFRICANS FLIGHT BOEING 727 IN COTONOU,REPUBLIC OF BENIN ON THE 25TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2003.


YOU ARE EXPECTED TO READ MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE CRASH ON VISITING THIS WEBSITE:

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html


BEFORE THE DEATH OF MR PETER LUND ON 25TH DECEMBER 2003,HE HAS A FIXED DEPOSIT ACCOUNT WITH THE BANK AND NO OTHER PERSON KNOWS ABOUT HIS ACCOUNT OR HAVE ANY INFORMATION RELATING TO THIS ACCOUNT.



THE ACCOUNT HAS NO BENEFICIARY OF NEXT -OF- KIN OTHER THAN MR.LUND AND MY INVESTIGATION REVEAL THAT HIS SUPPOSED NEXT-OF-KIN DIED ALONG WITH HIM IN THE CRASH. SINCE THEN,I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRIES TO LOCATE ANY OF HIS EXTENDED RELATIVES,THIS HAS ALSO PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL.AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS,I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU.


I'M CONTACTING YOU TO ASSIST IN REPATRIATING/RECEIVING THE FUNDS LEFT BEHIND BY MR.LUND SO AS NOT ALLOW THE BANK TO CONFISCATE OR DECLARE THE FUNDS UNSERVICEABLE ACCORDING TO BENIN REPUBLIC FINANCIAL LAW. CONSEQUENTLY,I'M SEEKING YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT-OF-KIN OF THE DECEASED SO THAT THE OUTSTANDING FIXED DEPOSIT OF(US6,524M)TO BE PAID TO YOU.


MODE OF SHARING AFTER SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE TRANSFER IS AS FOLLOWS,FOR THE ROLE YOU WILL BE EXPECTED TO PLAY IN THE WHOLE EXERCISE,I HAVE AGREED TO GIVE YOU FOURTY(40%)OF THE TOTAL SUM,AND THE REMAINING(60%)SHALL BE FOR ME AND MY COLLEAGUES.


IN SUPPORT OF THIS ISSUE AT HAND,YOU ARE URGED TO REPLY THIS LETTER INDICATING YOUR READINESS AND INTEREST TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS BUSINESS. AFTER YOUR REPLY, YOU WILL BE ADVISED ON THE NEXT STEP FORWARD.


ALL THAT IS REQUIRED OF YOU IS ABSOLUTE HONESTY, TOTAL COMMITMENT,CO-OPERATION & ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY.BE REST ASSURED THAT HIS TRANSACTION WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT BOTH PARTIES FROM BRANCH OF THE LAW.


HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU AS I COUNT ON YOUR EARLIEST RESPONSE.


YOURS TRULY,

MR PAUL MORRISON.

TEL:+229-97-130-995.

- Paul Morrison

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