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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found 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.
  • mike_benson@computermail.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mike benson" <mikebenson123@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mike_benson@computermail.net
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 11:43:34 +0100
Subject: Awaiting your urgent response.

Dear Friend ,
It is with my humble pleasure and trust, I write this very important letter
to you, considering you are capable and kind enough to assist us in this
understated business proposal.

I am enquiring in order to ascertain if you can assist,irrespective of the
fact that we don't know each other before neither have we met. I came across
your contact via international profile in my earnest searchfor a
truthful/honest person to handle this business with us.

Firstly,I must solicit your strictest confidentiality in this
transaction,this is by virtue
of its nature as being top secret and confidential.I am Mr.Mike Benson,a
professional Auditor of theAccounts of Diamond Bank Plc and several other
banks.
I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make someone whom you
didn't know initially to feel apprehensive, but be assured that all will be
well with every involved persons at the end of this business as it is risk
free.

THE PROPOSITION A FOREIGNER, ENGR.Michael Crowder (AN EXPARTRIATE ENGINEER,
who has a domiciliary Account with this Bank, Diamonbank PLC foreign
operation unit,was an oil merchant / contractor with the Federal Government
of Nigeria for many years, but for about 5 years now from 2000 his account
was dormant without saving more money or withdrawing from the account as it
used to be and because of this development, his account officer MR. HENRY
EGOBIA reported the matter to me as the the Chief Auditor of the bank's
accounts,and upon this report, I conducted a personal investigation by
sending MR. HENRY to the address submitted by Engr. Michael as of the time
he opened the said account with us to know the cause or reason of everything
,before the matter will be made known to the bank in general.But pity he
came back with a report to me that Engr.Michael died some time in 2000 in a
ghastly car accident in Port-Harcourt ,Nigeria's Oil heart city leaving in
his account US$552M

Now I have informed the bank authorities and board members about this matter
and after many meetings, they resolved that I should contact the relatives
or next of kin on behalf of the bank, for them to file a letter of
claimancy,but all efforts by me to contact any of his relatives or next of
kin have proved unsuccessful. His country embassy has tried without success
and wrote to me suggesting that the fund be shared to THE RED CROSS, CHILD
CARE TRUST or MOTHERLESS BABIES HOME and AIDS ORGANISATION IN AFRICA.In
order to prevent the bank from diverting this fund as unclaimed fund or
sharing it as said by the embassy which I know they will not do, My
colleagues and I with MR. HENRY EGOBIA being Engr. Michael's account
officer, the bank's P.R.O. and the administrative Manager now seek your
assistance for you to stand as the next of kin / relation of Engr.Michael
Crowder in claiming this US$552M.
All the documents that will enable you cliam this fund will be carefully
provided for you to submit for the workout of this claim.If this is
acceptable to you, kindly contact me through this private e-mail
address:mike_benson@computermail.net also forward to me your telephone,
fax,mobile number, for easy communication as more details will follow
immediately.

We have agreed to compensate you with 30% percentage of the total amount as
your own share of the money for assisting us in this deal. We shall also map
out percentage of this money to take care of incidental expenses that may
arise in the course of this transaction.Immediately this fund is being
remitted into your account,note that high degree of trust is required from
you.
Thank you in anticipation of your co-operation.

Awaiting your urgent response.

Regards,

Mike Benson

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