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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:
  • "search for a reliable person" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +22997312310 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "RICHARD MBOMA" <richardmboma6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrrichard1@o2.pl
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 09:32:30 +0100
Subject: MAIL FROM MR RICHARD

ROYAL FINANCE AND TRUST BANK,
RUE CLUB DE FIFADJI,
1551 B.P. 00235 COTONOU,
BENIN REPUBLIC.

TEL +22997312310

Compliments Of The Day,

Permit me to introduce myself to you. My name is Mr.Rchard Mboma a top
Management Official of the above Finance Corporation in Cotonou,Benin
Republic I came to know about you in my private search for a reliable
person/company to handle an important assingment on behalf of my Colleagues
and myself.

PROPOSITION: An Australian Engr MICHEAL ALLEN, a prosperous oil\Gold
merchant had in our Bank the sum of $48.5million in a domiciliary
account.Unfortunately, he was involved in a ghastlymotor accident in Benin
Republic,which lead to his untimely demise in June 2003. Efforts had been
made by the management of my bank through the Australian Embassy to contact
any of the deceased children but to no avail. We later discovered that he
had no children.Given the skeletal information available to the bank, it has
so far been impossible to reach any of the relatives.

The situation left for the Management is to declare the deceased account
dormant and revert the funds to trading for interest to the Bank. In order
to avoid this development, my Colleagues and I now seek your approval to
have you stand as a distant relative to Engr MICHEAL ALLEN,so that the money
would be released to you.All documents and proofs to enable you get the
money will be carefully packaged once we receive your consent on this
proposal.I shall apply for a leave as soon as the funds get into your
reliable account to come to your country for sharing and investments which
you will assist me in doing.

May I assure you that this is safe and risk-free, as we have taken care of
all necessary modalities to ensure a hitch-free movement. I have the
authority of my partners involved in this assignment to propose that should
you be willing to assist us in this, your share would be 30 %.I have reposed
my confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint me. As soon as I
hear from you I will send to you all the evidence and proof.


Best Regards,

Mr.Richard Mboma.

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