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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "federal republic of benin" (Benin is no Federal Republic, unlike Nigeria where this type of scam was invented)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "hundred thousand 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 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.
  • +22993705897 (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.
  • mrpascaldodo@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Pascal Dodo <dodopascalm06@hotmail.fr>
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:26:02 +0100
Subject: (ASSIST ME TRANSFER (USD9.1M) IN YOUR ACCOUNT)



I AM MR.PASCAL DODO
DIRECTOR INCHARGE OF AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT ECO-BANK COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIC
TEL: +229 9370 5897
Email:mrpascaldodo@myway.com
Date: 17/08/007
(ASSIST ME TRANSFER (USD9.1M) IN YOUR ACCOUNT)
My Dear Good Friend,
Is my Pleasure writing to you at this moment of the day,I'm Mr Pascal Dodo.The director incharge of auditing and accounting Unit of Eco Bank in Cotonou-Benin Republic. I deem it fit to contact you regarding to a transaction that will be of favour to both of us at the end and i got your contact in mysearch for a reputable and reliable person to help me claim the fund in question.
We discovered the sum of five million one hundred thousand United States Dollars (USD9.1M) belonging to a deceased customer of this bank.The fund has been lying in a suspence account without anybody coming to put claim over the fund since the account owner late Mr.Richard Burson from Venice, Florida, who was involved in the EgyptAir Flight 99 Tusday, Novermber 2 Here is the air crash website= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm.
The said fund is now ready for transfer to a foriegn account whose owner will be portrayed as the Beneficiary and next of kin to the deceased customer of the bank.The foriegn account owner will impost himself as the next of kin to the deceased and respond positively like a true next of kin who wishes to speed up the release and transfer of his inherited fund.
If the over due fund is not claimed by the end of next quarter,the government of the Federal Republic of Benin will take over the ownership of the fund in line with the Federal Edict Act of 1979. I do not want the government to take over the ownership of this fund,that is why I contacted you for us to do the deal together, so that I will portray you as the bonafide next of kin to the deceased whose name is Mr.Richard Burson If you accept to carry out this project with me, we will offer you 30% of the total sum, while I and my colleagues involved will take 70% of the total sum.Upon your acceptance to do this deal with us, we will jointly effect the transfer within eight working days.
On your acceptance to do this transaction with me this particulars is needed from you.YOUR DIRECT OFFICE /HOUSE TELEPHONE TOGETHER WITH YOUR ADDRESS.
Be rest assured that this transaction carries no risk and no extra responsibilities on your part,except the above mentioned roles and normally you will be required to maintain absolute information and absolute secrecy throughout the duration of this transaction,because discussing it with a third party might jeopardise the entire transaction.
I am looking forward to receiving your interesting response on this project as this will greatly enrich the both of us at the end.
Please reply me with this email: mrpascaldodo@myway.com
Best Regards Mr Pascal Dodo Tel:+229 9370 5897
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