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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:
  • "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 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.
  • chrissbennih2@yahoo.com.br (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "chriprivatemail@terra.es" <chriprivatemail@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 02:35:33 +0100 (MET)
Subject: CHARITY HOME OF ORIENTALS



CHARITY HOME OF ORIENTALS
ORTHODOX CHURCHE.
RUE 456 EMMANUELLE,
PORTO-NOVO ,
BENIN REPUBLIC.

MR. CHRISS EDGER BENNIH

I do seriously need your help because I am disabled from a motor accident and can not travel abroad for business and otherwise on Doctor’s orders. I was an Oil consultant based in the United Kingdom, and because I helped a lot of foreign Crude Oil Companies to get Crude Oil Lifting Rights and lucrative Oil Contracts from ASIA,AFRICA and BRAZIL, I was able to amass a fortune worth about USD 15 million.

On 21st june, 2004, I left the UK finally with my family, and came back to BENIN Rep. But because of the unfavourable political and economic climate in Benin rep, and for security reasons, I left my money total USD 15 million in a Security Safe Deposit vault compnay. On 22nd december 2006, I and my whole family was involved in a very bad accident on our way home to our Village at IGOLO in PORT-NOVO, about 300 km from COTONOU, BENIN; I lost my entire family in the accident, and I myself fell into a coma since then… I eventually recovered from coma, and was discharged from the hospital two weeks ago. I have no money with which to sponsor any one in Benin to undertake the claim of the money for me; in any case , my extended family here abandoned me in hospital when they realized that the money which I came back with had been spent on hospital bills; I am currently living on the charity of a church. And now, I need your help to collect this money and invest it in a profitable venture abroad; I cannot bring in this money into Benin for fear of seizure by the Government. If the money is properly and profitably invested abroad, I intend not to leave BENIN again.

Can I count on your help? If you agree to help me, I will send you by Post/courier the ELECTRONIC CARD KEY of my vault so that you can open the vault when the security safe deposit company shall deliver the vault to you ; You will then remove the money total USD 5 million and transfer it to your Bank Account. For your help and assistance, tell me how much you require for these services when the money is finally put into your bank account for me for safe custody until I travel to meet you and invest my share… If you agree to help me, please reply giving me the following information:

1. Your Complete name and Street (POSTAL) address
2. Your Phone and fax number, including mobile
3. Your confidential email address
4. Your nearest airport where they will land before bringing the vault to your desination .

TO PREVENT THE KEY AGAINST LOSS IN TRANSIT, PLEASE KINDLY STATE YOUR CORRECT NAME AND STREET ADDRESS… THIS IS NOT A JOKE OR A HOAX! YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT THIS EMAIL IS A GENUINE 100% LEGITIMATE PROPOSAL, ONCE YOU REPLY AS ABOVE.

Once I receive your reply stating your street postal address as above, I will send you the Safe Deposit Vault Key by EXPRESS MAIL, and I will also forward to you more details of this transaction by email. Details will include the address, contact details of the Safe Deposit Company where my money is currently stored…

Best regards,

MR.CHRISS EDGER BENNIH

PS: PLEASE REPLY ONLY BY MY CONFIDENTAIL EMAIL;(chrissbennih2@yahoo.com.br) EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO HELP ME, PLEASE REPLY ANYWAY AND TELL ME, SO THAT I CAN CONTACT ANOTHER PERSON TO HELP ME.





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