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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:
  • "huge deposit" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "into your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22997224020 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • daauro@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "samuel" <samuelkelvin@myway.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 10:11:43 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: From Samuel Kelvin.


Dear Dana Koron, I leanrt you called few minutes ago, could you please call me again so that we can discuss. Call me immediately you receive this mail. Thanks for sending your particulars to me, I will start fixing it in the file of late Engr. Hugh Karle today, as soon as I get your particulars fixed in the file, I will send the application to you, that should be by tomorrow. Meanwhile, I am expecting your call. Regards, Samuel Kelvin. From: Dana Koron [mailto: daauro@yahoo.com]To: samuelkelvin@myway.comDate: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 06:27:31 -0700 (PDT)Subject: Re: From Samuel Kelvin.
Dana Lyn Koron1732 Sunset LaneSebastian, Florida 32958 1-772-581-8545samuel wrote:



Dear Dana,Thanks for your mails, I want us to discuss this business fully. Sorry for responding late.You should without further delay send to me your full name, address and your telephone number so that I can fix it in the file of late Engr. Hugh Karle as his next of kin which will take me one day. Immediately after this, I shall send you an application, the fund releasing application which you will fill, print out, sign and send to the bank for the onward transfer of the said fund of $16m into your nominated bank account for our personal use.Please let's not talk about Scam because this business has nothing to do with scam. I am an insider of the bank, all I want from you is total co-operation and I assure you that nothing can hinder our project in having this fund transfered into your account. Most importantly, please avoid discussing this business with any other person, I am still working with the bank. This is for my security please.Business is by trust so let us try as
much as we can to trust each other, This is very important.You can always call me on 0022997224020.I shall be waiting to receive your particulars.Regards,Samuel Kelvin.Are you going to reply to me so we can discuss this further?Danasamuel kelvin wrote:
PARTNERSHIP BUSINESSMy name is Mr. Samuel Kelvin a Banker and accountant with BIAO BankRepublic of Benin. I am the personalaccounts manager to Engr.Hugh Karle,a National of your country, who used to work with an oil servicing company here in Republic of Benin.My client, his wife, and their three children were involved in the illfated Kenya Airways crash in the coasts of Abidjan in January 2000 in whichall passengers on board died. Since then I have made several inquiries toyour embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives but has beenunsuccessful. After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to tracehis last name over the internet, to see if I could locate any member of hisfamily but to no aveil.Of particular interest is this huge deposit with our bank here in theRepublic of Benin, where the deceased has an account valued at about($16 million US dollars).They have issued me a notice to provide the next ofkin or the bank will declare the account unserviceable and
thereby send thefunds to the bank's treasury. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over last 2 years now, I will seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you are a foregner, so that the proceeds of this account valued at $16million US dollars) can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money.All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this dealthrough. I guarantee that this will be executed under all legitimate arrangementthat will protect you from any breach of the law. In your reply mail, I wantyou to give me your full name,address, telephone and fax number.If you can handle this with me, contact me immediately, my telephonenumber is +229 97 22 40 20.Thanking you for your anticipated cooperation.Samuel Kelvin.


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