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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +22997447875 (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.
  • wdonard@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Donard Wilson" <wdonard@marsool.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 18:23:23 +0300
Subject: SOLICITING FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP ASSISTANT!!


From:

MR DONARD WILSON
Ex-Director of Audit
Cell: +229 97 44 78 75

Hello My Friend

I am MR DONARD WILSON an ex- Director of Audit in my department here in Cotonou
Republic of Benin.

I am hereby to intimate you about an abandon account worth USD$17.5Million that
belong to an ex politician MR.AHMED AKOBI the Former Minister of the Public
Works and Transportations who lost his life & families on his way back Parakou
life in Motor Accident Few days he became the Director of Cabinet Office of the
President Benin Republic with the new government that took over on April 6th
2006.

The account in question was a fix deposit account and from my research and
investigation I noticed that he did not leave anyone behind as next of kin and I
also discussed with his personal account manager to move this funds our of Benin
to a Foreign Account since Two of us are the only people aware of this account
and I am soliciting for your assistant to transfer to funds into your account.


Meanwhile I have advised my partner to have patience as I will source for a
reliable and trust-worthy investor who can receive and share the money with us.

I am soliciting on her behalf for you to help us receive the money properly in
your country be quite assured that this is 100% Risk free as all the necessary
arrangement is already in place waiting for your response for me to furnish more
details.

You are required to furnish me with your Phone number and address for more
clarification so that we can commence. Please send your reply to:
wdonard@yahoo.it

Thank you my Regards to you and your family.

Yours Friend,
Mr Donard Wilson
Ex-Director of Audit
Cell: +229 97 44 78 75









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