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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 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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • sirhoundje@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Sir.Houndje Alphonse" <sirhoundje@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: houndje.alphonse@katamail.com
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 14:50:09 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FROM:SIR HOUNDJE ALPHONSE


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: sirhoundje@yahoo.com

FROM:SIR HOUNDJE ALPHONSE

CONTINENTAL BANK BENIN

Av. Jean Paul II,

Carrefour des Trois Banques, 01 BP 2020 - Cotonou

Republice of Benin

Swift: COBB BJ BJ

T?lex : CONTBK 5151 CTNOU

ATTEN:

(RE: TRANSFER OF USD28.5MILLION)

Compliments of the Day Permit me to introduce myself to you. My name is SIR

HOUNDJE ALPHONSE, A top Management Official of the above Finance Corporation in Cotonou, Benin Republic.



As it may intrest you to know, I got your contact through my international

business enquiry as i was making contact of an foreign partner that will assist me to bring this deal to be a success. I beleive you will be viable and capable to champion a business of such magnitude without any problem.



PROPOSITION: An American Engr Donald Pepper, a prosperous oilGold merchant had in our Bank the sum of $28.5million in a domiciliary account.Unfortunately, he was killed in a recent ghastly motor accident in Benin Republic. Efforts had been made by the management of my bank through the American Embassy to contact any of the deceased children but to no avail. I 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, I now seek your approval to have you stand as a distant relative to Engr Donald Pepper, so that the money would be released to you.



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 foreigner with valid international passport or drivers license and foreign account. Because the money is in US dollars and the former owner of the account Engr Donald Pepper,was a foreigner too.



All documents and proofs to enable you get the money will be carefully packaged once I receive your acceptance 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 I have taken care of all necessary modalities to ensure a hitch-free Transfer I have decided that upon the conclusion of this transaction you will be entitled to 30% of the total Funds I have reposed my confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint me.



For us to proceed please send to me your full Location Address, telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further about this transaction.

Regards and God bless You.

SIR HOUNDJE ALPHONSE

Kindly call me for more information.

PHONE NUMBER +229 - 97 26 56 44.

- Sir.Houndje Alphonse

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