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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 will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • paulsmith4@latinmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "paul smith" <paulsmith_0133@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2006 12:41:40 +0200
Subject: FROM:Mr Paul Smith

FROM:Mr Paul Smith
Audit and Accounting Office
Bank of Africa-Benin: Avenue
Jean-Paul II, 08 BP 0879-Cotonou
Private email:(paulsmith4@latinmail.com)

Calvary Greetings,

I am Mr.Paul Smith Audit Manager Bank of Africa Benin. in the capital city
of
cotonou Benin republic, and assittance, This is a very confidential
proposition
for you. On April 21st 1999, A Swedish Oil consultant/contractor with the
Benenoise Solid Minerals Corporation, Mr.Soren Andersson made a numbered
time
(Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$8,000,000.00 (Eight
Million Dollars only)in my branch.Upon maturity on November 20th 2003 as his
Credit Officer, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but
got
no reply.

After a month, we sent a reminder and finally i discovered from his contract
employers, the Benenoise Solid Minerals Corporation that Mr.Soren Anderson
died
on auto accident with his entire family.Further investigations,and all
attempts
to trace his next of kin was fruitless. Again,I made further investigation
and
discovered that Mr.Soren Andersson did not declare any kin or relations in
all
his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.

This sum of US$8,000,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank No one will ever
come
forward to claim it.According to the International Bankingethics,codesand
Laws,
at the expiration of 7(Two) years, the money will revert to the ownership of
the
Benin Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.Consequently, my
proposal
is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to
Mr.Soren. This is simple, I will like you to respond immediately with your
full
names and address so that we will prepare the necessary documents and
affidavits
that will put you in place as the next of kin.

The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 70%
for
me and some of my colleagues who are aware of this transaction and 25% for
you
and 5% for Expenses Incurred in the course of the transaction There is no
risk
at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by my
colleagues
and with my position as the Foreign Remmitance Director guarantees the
successful execution of this transaction.

Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant
documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please send me
your confidential telephone and fax numbers for easy communication. You
should
observe utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured that this transaction
would
be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to
invest my share in your country.

Awaiting your urgent reply.

Remain Bless.
Mr.Paul Smith

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