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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:
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • fredrickpaul2f@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <fredrickpaul77@itelgua.com>
Reply-To: fredrickpaul@o2.pl
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 04:48:35 -0700
Subject: URGENT




>From Bar. fredrick paul Esq
Cabinet Maitre Chamber
Benin Republic
Cotonou.
Private email:
fredrickpaul2f@yahoo.co.uk

Dear sir,

I am Bar. fredrick paul.attorney to Late paulton Allen a foreigner and an
Engineerwith Atlas Engineering Co.

Late paulton Allen has an account with Banque.Internationale Du.Benin (B.I.D.B),whichhe opened in 1980.He died in 1996 in Benin Republic of West Africa,I received a memo earlythis year from the international remittance department of (B.I.D.B) for aninterview about $45M USD that belongs to my client Late Paulton Allen,theBank informed me on their policy to freeze the account of Late one mr. PaultonAllen, I was asked to redirect the ($45m usd) back to government treasurybecause they saw no next of kin in his entire file within the bank and hisaccount has been dormantfor years which is against the policy of the B.I.D.B.

I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner with foreignaccount as the foreign beneficiary to that fund.

I have resolved to share the money in this ratio.50% for me,35% for you,10%for the remittance manager in the bank who has agreed to guide us for thesuccess of our objectives and 5% for expences we might incure in the processingof this transaction.

I will need your full name,address and your bank account informations wherethe funds will be processed into.Also required of you is your house, office, fax and cell phone numbers foreasy communication.

I will start processing of all legal documents to back up our claim on receiptof all the required information from you which was given above.

I will give you further details on the entire process when I receive yourpositive response.Yu can always reach me on my cable network fax and phone numbers including my Private email address bellow.

Phone: 870- 763 226044

Fax: 870 765- 226046

Email address: fredrickpaul2f@yahoo.co.uk

Please note that you do not need a country code to reach me on either ofthe given lines (phone or Fax) as I intentionaly secured this calbe networklines for easy transaction of this business alone. Always dial your Internationaldialing code and the the phone or fax number i.e.your international dialingcode and 870- 763 226044 for phone or your international dialing code and 870 765- 226046 for fax. No need of any country code.

Regards

Bar. fredrick paulEsq

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