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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "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.
  • danonwa@yahoo.com.au (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • dan_onwa@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?DAN=20ONWA?= <danonwa@yahoo.com.au>
Reply-To: dan_onwa@myway.com
Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 07:25:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: VERY URGENTLY.


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




Dear One,


I am making this contact with you in good faith. I got your mail address from the Foreign Department in our Ministry of Foreign AffairsOffice. I am working with the BANK OF AFRICA COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC BRANCH.


My purpose of writing you is to ask for your assistance to provide a virgin bank account where we can successfully secure the sum of $9.2million (Nine million two hundred thousand united states dollars).For your information, there is one America business merchant based here in Benin and his name is Mr.jones Marion, He was the owner of ( Marion fisheries Benin LTD) along Novessel road here in benin, now have been taken over by Government of Benin because nobody came for this company after the death of Mr. jones Marion.This man died in a plane crash on saturday 4 May 2002 together with his wife in Nigeria when he went on a business trip. He was banking with my bank and I m his accounting officer.


However, since the death of Mr. jones Marion, the BANK OF AFRICA. Where the deceased had an account Valued at($9.2 million U.S Dollars) has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin Or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.I have been trying to contact any of his relative and i decided to trace his last name over the Internet, to locate any member with the same last name hence I contacted you.I later remembered that Mr.jones Marion .came to my country out of shame he was receiving from his country because he was impotent.



This secret he revealed to me when he was alive because I pestered him to introduce his children to me. Now I have decided to link anybody to stand as Mr.jones Marion .next of kin in order to claim the money he deposited here as Fixed Solid Investment since nobody knew about the Government of my country will pay it to Federal Reserve purse if I should declare to them that he has no body to come as next of kin.



Note that there is no risk involved in this transaction, as I will give you all information you may need about Mr. jones Marion. and his banking relationship with my branch to enable you stand as his next of kin to receive this money in your accountThe following websites could be referenced:




http://www.usafricaonline.com/ngrkanocrash.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968616.stm





This transaction will go through normal banking process only that you have to stand firm as the next of kin to Mr.jones Marion just to claim this money. I will direct you on how to apply for the claims of this money.Please if you are interested and capable to carry out this deal with me reply me on this email (dan_onwa@myway.com) I will require the following information from you for procession of the fund in your favour.





1. Your private phone and fax number for further clearification.



2. Your bank current accont



3.Your occupation



4.Your age



5.Your home address. I personally need your home address because I do not know you too well before now only that I decided to work with you on trust believing God that you will not cheat on me.Note that we can conclude this transaction within 2 weeks upon your compliance in applying for the claims to our Head Office, as I will direct you.


I will give you $1.2million after we conclude this transaction. Be duly informed that I will be resigning from this banking work to come over to your country after the transfer of this fund to your account. I will then engage myself in international business since I will have enough money for any kind of business after this transaction. You need not to be afraid because in as much as I would want my reputation protected, I would also want yours to also be protected.



waiting for your urgent response.

Best regards,


Mr Dan Onwa.

- DAN ONWA

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