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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:
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • +22995815349 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • da20002006@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DAVID DOSSU" <dossu20@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 15:09:38 +0100
Subject: FROM DAVID /PLEASE CALL ME .


*Dear Friend,

I am MR DAVID DOSSU, Auditor, with Accounting Department,Ecobank here in
Cotonou, Benin Republic. I am writing following an oppurtunity in my office
that will be of immense benefit to both of us.I have decided to contact you
purely on the personal conviction of trust and cofidence that we can
co-operate with one another and do a very lucrative business for our mutual
benefit.

The Business I am proposing to you is in respect of the sum of US$10,170,
000.00(Ten Million One Hundred and Seventy Thousand United States Dollars
Only) deposited in Dollar account with my bank which belonged to Late Mr.
Morris Thompson an American who unfortunately lost his life in the plane
crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31st 2000,
including his wife and only daughter. *

*My bank has made several efforts at contacting the family of Late Mr.
Morris Thompson or his relatives, but all effort have proved abortive as he
had no identifiable kin's men.This sum of US$10.170M has remained lunclaimed
ever since then and nobody has come forward as his next of kin. The
management under the influence of our chairman and member of the board of
directors has made an arrangement for the fund to be declared 'UNCLAIMABLE'
and subsequently be turned to the reserve account of the bank.

It is against the background of the foregoing,that i have decided to contact
you for assistance and partnership, for you to stand as the next of kin to
Late Mr. Morris Thompson. Because the banking law and guidelines here
stipulates that such money remained after five years, the money will be
transferred into bankin g treasury as unclaimed funds.With your permission
this fund will be transferred to your private account abroad as the
beneficiary and next of kin to Late Mr. Morris Thompson.

All proof of claim and necessary documentation will be carefully worked out
in your favour and we assure you of 100% risk free involvement and
protection.Consequently, if you find this proposal acceptable to you and you
wish to assist me, I expect your urgent response and upon receipt of that
,we shall discuss and agree on the disbursement and sharing ratio.

Let me therefore expect your very urgent response through my phone,Please
endeavour to include your full name and address, private phone and fax
number for our easy communication .Please keep our dealings very private and
confidential.*

*As I await your urgent response. *

*Please kindly reply to this letter and as well state your wish in this deal
.

Thank you and best regards.
Yours Faithfully,*

*MR DAVID DOSSU.
Please Reply Me To My Private Email
Address:(**da20002006@yahoo.fr*<da20002006@yahoo.fr>
* )
Tel:+229-95815349.*

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