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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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Fraud email example:

From: "DR.BRUNO DEBBY" <debbyaudit@3xl.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: brunodebby102@jumpy.it
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 10:33:39 +0100
Subject: STRICTLY PERSONAL

FROM:Dr BRUNO DEBBY ,
ECOBANK BENIN
Rue du Gouverneur Bayol Cotonou
Swift: ECOCBJJ
Telex : 539 ECOBNK
PHONE# +229 645 883
Email :brunodebby102@jumpy.it

ATTEN:SIR

RE:TRANSFER OF (USD 65 MILLION)


In order to transfer out (USD 65 MILLION) SixtyFive
million United States Dollars) from ECOBANK BENIN.
I have the courage to ask for your assistance to
handle this important and confidential business
believing that you will never let me down either now
or in future.
I am Dr BRUNO DEBBY,the auditor of ECOBANK BENIN. There
is an account opened in this bank in 1990 and since
2000 nobody has operated on this account again. After
going through some old files in the records, I
discovered that if I do not remit this money out
urgently it will be forfeited for nothing. The owner
of this account is Mr. DESTIN PAL, a foreigner, and a
miner at D & D INVESTMENT CO., a geologist by
profession and he died since 1990. No other person
knows about this account or any thing concerning it,
the account has no other beneficiary and my
investigation proved to me as well that this company
does not know anything about this account and the
amount involved is (USD 65M) Sixty Five million United
States Dollars). I want to transfer the [USD65M] SixtyFive million
United States Dollars into a safe
foreigners account abroad , but I don't know any
foreigner, I am only contacting you as a foreigner
because this money can not be approved to a local bank
here, but can only be approved to any foreign account
because the money is in us dollars and the former
owner of the account is Mr.DESTIN PAL is a foreigner
too. I know that this message will come to you as a
surprise as we don't know our selves before,but be
sure that it is real and a genuine business. I only
got your contact address from my secretary who
operates computer with believe in God that you will
never let me down in this business. You are the only
person that I have contacted in this business, so
please reply urgently so that I will inform you the
next step to take urgently. Send also your private
telephone and fax number including the full details of
the account to be used for the deposit. I want us to
meet face to face or sign a binding agreement to bind
us together so that you can receive this money into a
foreign account or any account of your choice where
the fund will be safe. I will fly to your country for withdrawal and
sharing and other investments. I am contacting you because of the need
to involve a foreigner with foreign account and foreign beneficiary. I
need your full co-operation to make this work fine because the
management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has
correct information of this account, which I will give to you later
immediately, if you are able and with capability to handle such amount
in strict confidence and trust according to my instructions and advice
for our mutual benefit because this opportunity will never come again in
my life. I need truthful person in this business because I don't want to
make mistake I need your strong assurance and trust. With my position
now in the office I can transfer this money to any foreigner's reliable
account, which you can provide with assurance that this money will be
intact pending my physical arrival in your country for sharing. and i
want to remaind you that your share has been carculated at 35% of the
total sum. I waiting for your urgent reply so that i will give you more
information about this transaction. for more info please call my private
phone number. +229 645 883 or Email:brunodebby102@jumpy.it

Best Regards.
Dr.BRUNO DEBBY
telephone:00229 645 883
AUDITOR(in chief) ECO BANK BENIN
WEST AFRICA.

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