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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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)
  • "your urgent reply" (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 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.
  • zuma_barley77@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ZUMA BARLEY" <zumabarley@terra.com.mx>
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 11:47:24 -0600
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT PLS


FROM: DR ZUMA BARLEY,
ECOBANK BENIN
Rue du Gouverneur Bayol Cotonou
Swift: ECOCBJJ
Télex : 539 ECOBNK
PLS REPLY TO: (zuma_barley77@hotmail.com)

ATTEN: MY DEAR,

RE:TRANSFER OF (USD 65 MILLION)

In order to transfer out (USD 65 MILLION) Sixty Fivemillion United States
Dollars) from ECOBANK BENIN. I have the courage to ask for your assistance
to handle this important and confidential business believing that you will
never let me down either now or in future.

I am DR ZUMA BARLEY , the auditor of ECOBANK BENIN. There is an account opened in this bank in 1990 and since 2000 till now nobody has operated on
this account again. After going through some old files in the records, I
discovered that if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be
forfeited for nothing. The owner of this account is Mr. DESTIN PAL, a
foreigner, and a miner at D & D INVESTMENT CO., a geologist by profession
and he died since 1990. No other person knows about this account or any
thing concerning it .

The account has no other BENEFICIARY and my INVESTIGATIONS proved to me as well that this COMPANY does not know ANYTHING about this account and the amount involved is (USD 65M) Sixty Five million United States Dollars) IT IS REAL AND GENUINE ,DEAR BELOVED FRIEND, BELIEVE ME AND WE SHALL BE BLESS.

I want to transfer the(USD65M] SixtyFive million United States Dollars into
a safe foreigners account abroad , but I don't know any foreigner, I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can not be approved to a local bank here. But can only be approved to any foreign account because the money is in us dollars and the former owner of the account is Mr.DESTIN PAL is a foreigner too. I know that this message will come to you as a surprise as we don't know our selves before. BUT BE SURE THAT IT IS REAL AND GENUINE.

I only got your contact address from my secretary who operates computer, by believe in God that you will never let me down in this business. You are the only person that I have contacted in this business, so please reply urgently
so that I will inform you the next step to take urgently.

Send also your private telephone and fax number including the full details
of the account to be used for the deposit. I want us to meet face to face or sign a binding agreement to bind us together so that you can receive this money into a foreign account or any account of your choice where the fund will be safe.

I will fly to your country for withdrawal and sharing and other investments.
I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner with foreign
account and foreign BENEFICIARY. I need your full co-operation to make this
business fine because the management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has CORRECT INFOMATION of this account, WHICH I WILL GIVE TO YOU LATER IMMEDIATELY , if you are able and with capability to handle such amount in STRICT CONFIDNCE AND TRUST according to my instructions and advice for our mutual benefit because this opportunity will never come again in my life and you too.

I need TRUTHFUL PERSON in this business because I don't want to make any
mistake I need your strong assurance and trust. WITH MY POSITION NOW IN THE OFFICE I CAN TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO ANY FOREIGNER RELIABLE ACCOUNT , which you can provide with assurance that this money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for sharing and DISBURSTMENTS OF THIS FUNDS.

And I want to remind you that your share has been calculated at 25% of the
total sum of (USD 65M) Sixty Five million United States Dollars). I waiting
for your urgent reply so that I will give you more information about this
transaction.

Thanks and Best Regards.
DR ZUMA BARLEY .

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