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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "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.
  • kandindesouza1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • kadindesouza1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Kadin De souza" <kadindesouza9@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2006 10:25:18 +0100
Subject: BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

FROM
MR KADIN DE SOUZA
COTONOU BENIN WEST AFRICA

E-mail;kandindesouza1@yahoo.com



Dear friend,

I am Mr. Kadin De Souza , credit officer of a Bank Here In Cotonou Benin

I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.In June,
2000, a German property consultant and importer of used cars ,Mr Andreas
Schranner made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months,
valued at US$30,000,000.00(Thirty Million United States Dollarsonly) in my
branch. It was to our utter suprise that we heard of his death, wife and
children in an AF4590 plane crash in July 2000. See website below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm


On further investigation,I found out that he died without making a WILL, and
hitherto, all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. Mr Andreas
Schranner was residing at No 1 Rue de Avenida, G.R.A.ouagoudougou, Burkina
Faso.& Qartier jack,Cotonou Benin where he had an office

I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr Andreas
Schranner did not declare any kin or relations in all his official
documents, including his
Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$30,000,000.00 is still
sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal
sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it.
According to Laws of West Africa, at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the
money will be declared frozen and forfeited to the Benin Government if
nobody applies to claim the fund.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in
as the next of kin or business partner to Mr Andreas Schranner so that the
fruits of this old man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt
government officials.

This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names
,address,phone and fax numbers so that I can prepare the necessary documents
that will put you in place as the next of kin or business partner.
Your role in the transaction is to send an application for claim of the
funds to our bank. Then, as a top official of the bank, I shall work
behind-the-scene to make sure that your
application is approved by the management of the bank, and the funds
transfered to
your nominated bank account.

Please note that there is no iota of risks at all as all the paperwork for
this transaction will be done legitimately and with my positions as top
officials of the bank i would ensure a successful execution of this
transaction. If you are interested, please reply immediately to my
email .kandindesouza1@yahoo.com


Please send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers for easy
communication.

You should observe utmost CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECRECY in this
transaction,and rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable
for
both of us because I will require your assistance to invest my share in your
country.

PLEASE REPLY TO THE ADDRESS BELOW kadindesouza1@yahoo.com

I look forward to your prompt response.

Thanks and regards.

MR. KADIN DE SOUZA
COTONOU BENIN
WEST AFRICA
E-mail;kandindesouza1@yahoo.com

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