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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22997981019 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "jonas eyadema" <drjonaseyadema6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: eyadema229@consultant.com
Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 08:20:25 +0000
Subject: Dear Lange

From Eyadema Chambers
Address c/028 St Michel Cotonou
Benin_Republic
Tele +229 97 98 10 19

Date 25/05/2006

Dear Lange,

I apologize to you for any inconveniences caused if this mail does not meet
your demands, though I do not intend to embarrass you by the contents of
this very mail.

I am Barrister Jonas Eyadema,a solicitor at law, Personal attorney to Late
Enger.April Lange,A citizen of your country who used to work with Shell
Development Company in Benin_Republic Here in after shall be referred to as
my client.

On Friday the 26st of December 2003,my client,his wife and their only
daughter were involved in A plane crash in benin,unfortunately the lost
there lives,on board in Boeing 727 which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, I
have made several enquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients
extended relatives,this has also proved unsuccessful, You can view this web
site for more clarifications.

www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html


After these several unsuccessful attempts,I dicided to contact you to
present you to the Bank as next of kin to my deceaced client.I have
contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at Five million four
hundred thousand Dollars [US$5.4 million] left behind by my client before it
gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this amount
were deposited.

The said Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have his
account confisicated within the next twenty one official working days.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 2years
now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased
hence there is no way I can see any of his relatives,so that the proceeds of
his account can be paid to you.

Therefore,on receipt of your positive response,we shall then discuss the
sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.I have all necessary information
and legal documents needed to back you up for claim.

All I require from you is your honest co-operation to enable us see this
transaction through.I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in
touch with me as soon as you receive this mail to enable us forge ahead
without anydelay.

Hope to hear from you.

Best Regards.
Barrister Jonas Eyadema.
Attorney at law.

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