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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:
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • advocates_chambersbn@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: silverevanmbutu@UniFish.de
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 06:23:17 +0200
Subject: From: MRS SILVER MBUTU:--I seek your consent respond immediately.

My Dear ,

The inspiration to contact you is simply divine providence, and according to the will of almighty GOD the most merciful and magnificent. Permit me to inform you of my desire to do business with you with my money in your country. I am a 38 year old widow from Sierra Loene in west Africa.

I elate to inform you my children inherited a total sum of $9.8.000.000 million eight hundred thousand Us dollars (Nine million eight hundred thousand dollars)from my late husband Chief EVANS MBUTU, a gold and diamond dealer who was murdered early few years ago by the former Liberian president Mr. Charles Taylor over the dispute in their diamond and gold deal. This money which is concealled in a computerised suitcase is deposited with CAPITAL BANCOP INC , a safe deposit company in Cotonou, Republic of Benin and the deposit company does not know the suitcase contain money.

Your assistance is now sought in the transfer or movement of this money to your country for investment into any lucrative business of our choice and for rendering me this service,you will be highly compensated,this is a situation that will be discussed later.

The director of the deposit company can arrange and bring it to your country under their diplomatic coverage system, just the same way it was brought from my country Sierra Loene to Benin Republique where i am presently with my two children. I will send my family pictures soon after repairing my scan machine which is now faulty. A copy of your international passport or company registration certificate if any ,should be forward to enable ADVOCATES CHAMBERS, prepare an agreement for us.

This transaction is very serious and will benefit you, i will later tell you why I reposed this trust and confidence in you, a person I have not met before. we must act fast because it cost me $5 dollars daily as demurage to the deposit company keeping this suitcase and the earlier we remove it from there the better for us. It is very important you contact this person below indicating your readiness to go into partnership with my family;

ADVOCATES CHAMBERS
Daniel Ebenezer Koku.
Tel: + (229)93-410584.
C/169 Avenue delorme
Cotonou,Rep du Benin.
Email: advocates_chambersbn@myway.com

Looking forward to your reply at your earliest convinience with your full name and address, your telephone number for easy communication.

God bless you and your family.

Sincerely yours,
MRS. SILVER EVANS MBUTU.
COTONOU ,REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN.

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