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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:
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "you will be entitled to 30%" (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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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.
  • musa_sammy2000@yahoo.fr
  • mr.musa_sammy2000@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <musa_sammy1@apropo.ro>
Reply-To: opinna_2001@apropo.ro
Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 22:38:35 +0200
Subject: (CONFIDENTIAL)



MR. MUSA SAMMY
BANK BENIN
ACCOUNTING &
AUDITINGDEPARTMENT
COTONOU BENIN OF REPUBLIC

BENIN.
E-mail. MR musa_sammy2000@yahoo.fr

(CONFIDENTIAL)
Dear Friend,
I am MR .MUSA , the director in charge of auditing and accounting section in this
BANK BENIN COTONOU, REPUBLIC OF BENIN in West Africa with due respectand regard.
I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be very
beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction.
During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my department came across a
very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person who died on October 31st
2003 in a fierceful Auto-Crash along Midombo Togo express way with his family and
the fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of the
fund in our custody either from his family or relation before our discovery to
this development.


Although personally, I keep this information secret within myself to enable the
whole plans and idea be Profitable and successful during the time of execution.
The said amount was U.S $10.7m (Ten Million Seven hundred Thousand United States
dollars).
Meanwhile, all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the bonafide
next of kin to the deceased, get the required approval and transfer this money to
a foreign account has been put in place and directives and needed information
will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to
assist me and also benefit your self to this great business opportunity.
In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this
country as a civil servant(A Banker), weare not allowed to operate a foreign
account and would eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the time of
transfer because I work in this bank.


This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow who will
forward claims as the next of kin with affidavit of trust of oath to the Bank and
also present a foreign account where he will need the money to be re-transferred
into on his request as it may be after due verification and clarification by the
correspondent branch of the bank where the whole money will be remitted from to
your own designation bank account.
I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On smooth
conclusion ofthis transaction, you will be entitled to 30% of the total sum as
gratification, while 5% will be set aside to take care of expenses that may arise
during the time of transfer and also telephone bills, while 65% will be for me.
Please, you have been adviced to keep "top secret"as I am still in service and
intend to retire from service after I conclude this deal with you.


I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you confirm the
money in your account,and ask me to come down to your country for subsequent
sharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated and further
investment, either in your country or any country you advice us to invest in. All
other necessary vital information will be sent to you when I hear from you.
I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible stating your wish in this deal.
You can contact me on my private email address Mr.musa_sammy2000@yahoo.fr look
forward to your urgent reply.
Yours faithfully,
MR MUSA SAMMY


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