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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "accredited attorney" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (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.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • eso_ben03@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • beneso20@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Ben <eso_ben03@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: eso_ben@sify.com
Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 06:06:40 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: IMPORTANT MESSAGE!!!


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: eso_ben03@yahoo.ca

Naturally, this letter will come to you as a

surprise,since I am Barrister Eso Ben contacting you

to kindly assist me in the proposition below, which

will be of mutual benefit to us both.


PROPOSITION

A salvadorean, Mr. Ramirez Videurre, 66 years of age

and a very prosperous farmer made a huge bank

deposit for investment in the sum of US$21.2 Million

(Twntyone.two Million, United States Dollars)he

named his wife Mrs. Helga Videurre as the NEXT OF

KIN . I was called upon as an Accredited Attorney to

the bank to sign and endorse documents to this

deposit on Mr. Videurre?s behalf.Unfortunately, Mr.

& Mrs. Videurre were killed in the January 14,

earthquake that rocked El Salvador ,killing

thousands of people and 1200 others were declared

missing. The bank management now mandates me (being

the lawyer that signed and endorsed the deposit

papers for the deceased to trace the family

relatives of the deceased so that the fund will be

released to them.


I was made to understand that they had no children.I

made several efforts through the El Salvador High

Commission in Lagos to contact any of the deceased

family relatives, but to no avail.Failure to reach

any of the family relatives of the deceased , the

only option left for the Bank?s Management is to

declare the deceased account dormant and revert the

fund on trading and investment in the interest of

the bank.In order to avoid this development since it

has so farbeen impossible to trace any of the

deceased family relatives. I now seek your

permission and assistance to have you stand as a

distant relatives to the deceased. So that the fund

can be released to you and we can use it for our

mutual benefit.


I hope you do understand my concern in this

matteris, that if we do not use this opportunity to

claim this fund , since the deceased relatives

cannot be traced,the management of the bank will

declare the deceased?s account dormant and revert

the fund on Trading and Investment in the interest

of the bank.For your assistance, you will be

compensated adequately with(40%) of the total sum

(55%) will be my own share while (5%) will be set

aside to coverany incidental expense made both at

home and abroad prior to this transaction.If you are

interested in assisting me with this matter, please

send to me urgently via my EMAIL the following

details below:


Your Full Name:_____________________

Your Complete Address:________________________

Name of City of Residence:________________________

Date of Birth (Day/Month/Year):__________________

Direct Telephone Number: ____________________

mobile Number: ____________________________

Fax Number:___________________________________


Upon receiving the above details from you, I will

work out every documents/proof representing you as

the deceased BONA-FIDE distant relative and when

this is done, you will be contacted by the bank for

the release and collection of this fund, which will

be within one week of my receiving the above details

from you .I will meet with you in your country for

disbursement after the fund might have been released

to you and also to discuss investment potentials as

I will like to invest in your country with your

assistance.Be assured that this transaction is 100%

risk free,as I have taken care of all necessary

modalities to enable a hitch free transaction.Kindly

ensure to treat this matter in strict privacy(Highly

Confidential).

yours sincerely

Barrister Eso Ben


PLEASE EMAIL ME VIA AT:(beneso20@yahoo.co.uk)

- Mr Ben

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