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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)
  • "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.
  • outreachfinancier2005@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: zulu002@canada.com
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 04:09:59 -1200
Subject: FROM: MR. SOLOMON ZULU

FROM: MR. SOLOMON ZULU
Audit and Accounting Office
Bank of Africa-Benin: Avenue
Jean-Paul II, 08 BP 0879-Cotonou
Email: outreachfinancier2005@yahoo.co.uk

Calvary Greetings,

I am Mr. Solomon Zulu Audit Manager Bank of Africa Benin. In
the capital city of Cotonou Benin Republic, and assistance,
this is a very confidential proposition for you. On January
31st 2000, an American Oil Consultant/contractor with the
Benenoise Solid Minerals Corporation, Late Mr. Morris
Thompson made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve
calendar months, valued at US$49,000,000.00 (Forty Nine
Million Dollars only) in my branch.

Upon maturity on November 20th 2000 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 Late Mr. Morris Thompson who
unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska
Airlines Flight 261, which crashed on January 31 2000. You
may read more about the crash on visiting this C.N.N News
Internet website.

http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/

Further investigations and all attempts to trace his next of
kin were fruitless. Again, I made further investigation and
discovered that Mr. Morris Thompson did not declare any kin
or relations in all his official Documents, including his
Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.

We will start the first transfer with fifty two million
[$9,000.000] upon successful transaction without any
disappoint from your side, we shall re-apply for the payment
of the remaining rest amount to your account, But I don't
know any foreigner, I am only contacting you as a foreigner
because this money can not be approved to a local person
here, without valid international foreign passport, but can
only be approved to any foreigner with valid international
passport or drivers license and foreign a/c because the
money is in (US dollars) and the real owner of the a/c Mr.
Morris Thompson is a foreigner too, [and the money can only
be approved into a foreign a/c

This sum of US$49,000,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank No
one have ever come forward to claim it. According to the
International Banking ethics, codes and 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. Morris
Thompson. 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 80% for me and
some of my colleagues who are aware of this transaction and
20% for you.

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 Remittance 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.

I look forward to your earliest reply through my private
e-mail address: outreachfinancier2005@yahoo.co.uk

Yours truly

Mr. Solomon Zulu.
00229 97 020345.



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