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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: sheyi dave <sheyidave1@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 03:41:04 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION --------------- REPLY ME PLS


Mr Dave Sheyi
No 124 Rue Richards
Avenue Cotonou-Republic of Benin
West-Africa

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr Dave Sheyi Regional supervisour/Manager with ETS Security Company in Cotonou-Republic of Benin, a national of your country who is a Contractor here in my country Cotonou-Republic of Benin in West-Africa and have spent most of his life in my country (Republic of Benin) Herein after shall be referred to as our customer.On the 21st of April 2003, our customer,his wife and their only son were involved in a car accident along bagida express road here in Republic of Benin.

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my friend extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, to locate any member of his family hence i contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating US$15 Million Dollars left behind by my friend in our the Security Company before they get confiscated or declared Unclaimed bill by the Security Company Here in Cotonou-Republic of Benin where he deposited the fund,The company has issued me a notice to provide the next of Kin or have the fund confiscated soon.

Since I have not been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now, I seek the consent to present you as the Next of kin to the deceased since you have the same last names, so that this fund would be released to you. On receipt of your positive response,I would draft an application text which you will retype and send to the security company, For you kind assistance in this transaction you will be entitled to 40%.

All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Please i will like to include your private phone number where to reach you.

Expecting for your immediate response to this proposal.

Mr Dave Sheyi



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