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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)
  • "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.
  • johnwill_50@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: John T Williams <johnwill_50@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: johnwilliamst@myway.com
Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 09:22:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Good day


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: johnwill_50@yahoo.com

Dear Friend

This letter to you is for an urgent release of the sum of THIRTY EIGHT MILLION

DOLLARS ($38,100,000:00 )only to you. This fund deposited by oneLate

Mr.Mauricio Jose De Matos from Brazil who before his sudden death by a ghastly

air crash that happened here in cotonou-benin 2002 which many life's were

lost.

As his credit officer over his fund with a Security/financial company

today,due to non capability to locate any of his relatives after much search,

I, and my colleagues have decided to transfer this fund out from this company

with legal and officially banking modalities to a foreigner who will come

freely to stand as the next of kin to the Original late depositor of

this fund with our directives. We will respect the banking rules and

regulations so as to avoid any eyebrows along the line, this business

progresses. Be rest assured that it is RISK-FREE only that you should be

serious in proving your honesty and sincerity over receiving of this fund for us to share with

you as one family.

We shall join hands together in securing relevant documents over this

transaction in good faith and confidence in your favour before the transfer to

your designated bank account thereafter.

I guarantee you 100% of the successful execution of this transaction and

youare also advised to observe confidentiality of this business and be

rest assured that this fund will be release to you within seven days after

completion of the procedures on your behalf. So after the successful

transfer of this fund into your bank account, we are going to share it in the

ratio of 70% for me,25% for you and 5% mapped out for any Expenditure we might

incur along the line whiles this business progresses.

Kindly confirm your interest and capability to handle this project by urgent

response as soon as possible if this proposition pleases you, and you

have accepted for the percentage offered to you.

Thanks,

Yours Faithfully,

Mr John T Williams.

Tel-00229-97-888019

NB: You are free to call the number above any time for more details



- John T Williams

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