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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:
  • "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.
  • oluali1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: olu ali <oluali1@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: oluali@mail.ru
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 10:26:32 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: My Dear Friend.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: oluali1@yahoo.com

FEDERAL HIGH COURT BENIN

WHITE-HOUSEBUILDING,

14 DEGBAGO CRESCENT,

COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.


My Dear Friend,


Compliment ,I Barrister Olu Ali have decided to bestow this trust on you, which I pray you will not gnore or betray me I appologize in advance for any inconviniences this may cause you.


I am Barrister Olu Ali Personal Attorney to> late Mr. George K.Marshal,who was a contractor here in Benin Rep. Who DIED, on 25 December 2003, with his entire family were perished in Air -Crash on board from Cotonou.


View heelowsiteormoreinformationhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3348109.stm As a matter of fact, My client made a fixed deposit Amount, valued at (USD$15.7M) with here in Benin Rep,and upon the duration time of their agreement,His Bank started contacting him but no responss.


Conseqently, The Bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin to the deceased as his personalattorney,or have his account confiscated after four years, as it is in the law of this country. Since then,I have made several ontacts to is Countries Embassy in order to locate any of my clients extended relatives,which had also been unsuccessful Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over two years now, I seek your consent to esent you as the next of kin of the deceased since none of his relatives were no way to be found so that the proceeds of this account valued at $15.7m could be transffered into your account, thereafter,we will bothshare it in percentage according to our contributions to boost the success of this great transaction.


I have all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up all the laims we will make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us make this great benefiting transaction successfully.


I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protectyou from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me as fast as possible through mail to enable us discuss further the progress of this business.

With best regards


Barrister Olu Ali

Senior advocate of

Benin(SAB).



- olu ali

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