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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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +22997588867 (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.
  • barrfrankokala2@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "frank okala" <barrfrankokala@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:05:25 +0100
Subject: CALL ME AS SOON AS YOU READ THIS EMAIL.

Frank & Co Chambers
Solicitors & Advocates.
06 BP 1409 Buich Dame,
Cotonou - Benin Republic.
Tel/Fax:00229-97588-867.
Alternative E-mail barrfrankokala2@yahoo.com

Dear friend,

I humbly crave your indulgence in sending you this mail,if the contents
does not meet with your personal and business ethics,I appologise in
advance.I am Barrister Frank Okala, the Personal Attorney to late
Micheal, who was a contractor with emelite gold mining company here in
Benin.

And on the 4rd of April 2000, my client,and his family were perished in
a ghostly car accident along Midombo Togo express way.But my client
made a fixed dopsit valued at (USD$10.9M) , and upon the maturity this
bank started contacting him but no response. Conseqently, the bank
issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account
confiscated after one years, as the law of this land says. Since then I
have made several enquiries to your Embassy to locate any of my clients
extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.

Since i have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over some
years now, that is why i seek for your consent to present you as the
next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued
at $10.9 can be paid to you then we share the money together.
I know that you might be wonder why i have decided to trust you with
this huge sum, i could have do the business alone but there is no way i
can succeed without a foreign hand,that is why i seek for your
assistance so we can share the benefit together.

I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up the claim
on your behalf.All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see
this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please get in touch with me both through this email address
(barrfrankokala2@yahoo.com) and the above phone to enable us discuss
further.

Expecting your urgent reply.

Best regards,

Barrister Frank Okala.
Tel:+229-97588867.

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