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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "million us 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.
  • jonesbiola@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: biola jones <biolajones34@hotmail.fr>
Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 22:28:51 +0100
Subject: AN URGENT GENUINE BUSINESS PROPOSAL.



Dear Sir/Madam ,

My name is Dr Biola Jones.I am a 57 year old banker and work as an auditor in a bank here in Benin republic.I need your cooperation to transfer 15.5 million us dollars. I discovered an abandoned sum of $15.5 Million in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers who died along with his wife and daughter on 25th December 2003 in a plane crash. You may have a look of the ugly incident through this web sites below; <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3350455.stm>> (or) < http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3353551.stm> However, Since his death, none of his next-of-kin or relations has come forward to lay claims to this money as the heir. This fund cannot be released from his account unless someone (a non-african) applies for claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines. Upon this discovery, I seek your permission to have you stand as a BENEFICIARY to the deceased as all documentations will be carefully worked out for the funds to be released in your favour as the beneficiary's next of kin. It may interest you to note that, I have now been OFFICIALLY MANDATED by the bank to search for the possible next-of–kin. Now I want an account overseas where the bank will transfer this fund.It does not matter whether you have 'zero dollar' in your provided account. The amount is not so much at the moment and plus all the accumulated interest the balance in this account stands well over 15.5 mil usd. Now my questions are:1. Can we make a deal? 2. Can I give you this trust? 3. What will be your commission? If you can sponsor this transfer.As for me i promise to offer you 40% of the total sum. Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible. Finally, it is my humble prayer that the information as contained herein be accorded the necessary attention, urgency as well as the secrecy it deserves. I Expect your urgent response if you can handle this project. send me an email for confirmation,to the email below:jonesbiola@gmail.com Respectfully yours, Dr Biola JonesCotonou,Benin Republic.
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