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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:

• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +22995402586 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Mbote" <mrmbote02@msn.com>
Reply-To: mrfrank@box.az
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 02:51:14 +0000
Subject: FROM MR FRANK

ROYAL FINANCE AND TRUST BANK,
RUE CLUB DE FIFADJI,
1551 B.P. 00235 COTONOU,
BENIN REPUBLIC.

TEL +229-95402586
FAX 229+22324246

Compliments Of The Day,

Permit me to introduce myself to you. My name is Frank Mbote a top
Management Official of the above Finance Corporation in Cotonou,Benin
Republic I came to know about you in my private search for a reliable
person/company to handle an important assingment on behalf of my Colleagues
and myself.

PROPOSITION:An Australian Engr MICHEAL ALLEN, a prosperous oil\Gold merchant
had in our Bank the sum of $48.5million in a domiciliary
ccount.Unfortunately, he was involved in a recent ghastly motoraccident in
Benin Republic,which lead to his untimely demise. Efforts had been made by
the management of my bank through the Australian Embassy to contact any of
the deceased children but to no avail.We later discovered that! he had no
children.Given the skeletal information available to the bank,it has so far
been impossible to reach any of the relatives.The situation left for the
Management is to declare the deceased account dormant and revert the funds
to trading for interest to the Bank. In order to avoid this development, my
Colleagues and I now seek your approval to have you stand as a distant
relative to Engr MICHEAL ALLEN,so that the money would be released to
you.All documents and proofs to enable you get the money will be carefully
packaged once we receive your consent on this proposal.

I shall apply for a leave as soon as the funds get into your reliable
account to come to your country for sharing and investments which you will
assist me in doing.May I assure you that this is safe and risk-free, as we
have taken care of all necessary modalities to ensure a hitch-free movement.
I have the authority of my partners involved in thi! s assignment to propose
that should you be willing to assist us in this, your share would be 30 %.I
have reposed my confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint me.

As soon as I hear from you I will send to you all the evidence and proof.

Best Regards,

Mr.Frank Mbote.

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