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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Dennis Laruma <laruma2006@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 09:35:41 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Business with you


I am Dennis LARUMA, head of Auditing, Bank of Africa Benin in West Africa and also a special account officer of Mr. Andreas Schranner.He was a Seasoned Contractor with Benin Cement Company in Benin Republic. On Monday, 31 July, 2000, Andreas Schranner, a German National, property magnate, made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit, valued at $9,600,000.00 (Nine Million,six Hundred Thousand US Dollars) for twelve calender months in my Bank Branch.

Upon Maturity, we sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered that Mr.Andreas Schranner,his wife and only Child (daughter) was aboard the AF4590 plane, which crashed Monday, 31 July, 2000 into the Hotelissimo.You can read more about the crash on visiting this site(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm).

My investigation, proved that he died with his supposed next of kin (the daughter Mrs.Andrea Eich) in the crash.The total sum, $9,600,000.00 is still in my bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it.Consequently, I shall present you to stand in as the next of kin to the late Mr. Andreas Schranner.

In accordance with the Benin banking laws and constitution, at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert to the Benin Government treasury if nobody applies as the next of Kin to claim the funds. Consequently, I shall present you as a foreign partner to stand in as the next of kin to the late Mr. Andreas Schranner
Upon acceptance of this proposal,I will give you a detailed information on how this deal would be carried out.The money will be shared in the ratio: 80% for me,20% for you .
I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law as I will use my position as the Bank's head of Auditors to secure approvals and guarantee the successful execution of this transaction.

Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is required.
On your reply include your private telephone/fax number. Awaiting your urgent reply.

Best regards,
Dennis LARUMA

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