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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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • mail_letter005@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • menselo@latinmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mensah elona <mail_letter005@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: menselo@latinmail.com
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 03:17:15 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT REPLY


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: mail_letter005@yahoo.ca

Barrister Mensah Elona,

Gigi & Elona Chambers,

Solicitors & Advocates.

06 BP 1409 Akpakpa Dodomey,

Cotonou - Benin Republic.


Hello,


I am Barrister Mensah Elona, an attorney at law. This mail is written to

solicit your assistance to be presented as next of kin to my deceased

client Mr Ronald Lake. He made a fixed deposit valued US 3.5M,(Three

Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) on september 1998 for 48

months maturity, with an intent of putting up a gold mining

company here in Cotonou and upon the maturity this bank started contacting him

but to no avail.


On 31 January, 2000, my clientele along with his wife died in a plane

crash of Alaska Airlines Flight number 261. You shall read more about the

crash on visiting this site(http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/)


The Governing Body of the bank has contacted me on this matter, based

on the fact that his supposed next of kin, happened to die in the said

crash and I am yet to provide any other Next of Kin to lay

claim to the fund.


Under a clear and legitimate agreement with you, Ishall seek yourconsent

to be presented as the next of Kin,so that the proceeds of this account

now valued US 4.1 million, will be paid to you, so that the Bank will not

confiscate this fund, as the banking law and guidelines here stipulates

that if such money remained unclaimed after four years, the money will

be transfered into the bank treasury as unclaimed fund


For the sake of transparency on this matter, you are free to make

immediate contact with me through my mailbox menselo@latinmail.com, for furtherinformation

related to this matter.


Thank you very much for your anticipated acceptance


while I expect your prompt response.


Yours faithfully,

Mensah Elona.

- mensah elona

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