419 scam: "Mr.Anderson Maco" <an.02maco@hotmail.com> Greetings From Mr.Anderson

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
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.
- +22997243908 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Anderson Maco" <an.02maco@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: an.01maco@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2011 11:10:55 +0200
Subject: Greetings From Mr.Anderson

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--Financial Bank PLC
Benin REPUBLIC.
274 Tokpa Market
Raod Cotonuo Benin Republic.
Tel:+229-97243908.

My name is Mr Anderson Maco, the Manager to one of the leading banks in Benin
Republic,I am seeking your co-operation to present you to my bank as
the next of
Kin/beneficiary to my deceased client,before his death,he has a bank balance
with my bank to the sum of Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand Euro.Dr.George
Brumley,a businessman,who involved in air crash.

You can confirm from the website
below.http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html

No other person knows about this account.The Strategy is to use our
influence as
Managers/Directors of the bank to approve the funds to you.we can share the
amount on a mutually agreed percentage.

All I require from you is your honest co-operation and trust to enable us see
this transaction through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

To enable us discuss further about this transaction,do contact me as i
have sent
you the first mail but did not hear from you.

I do expect your prompt response if you are interested to assist me in this
wonderful opportunity.

Regards,
Mr.Anderson.

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