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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "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 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.
  • albertwilliams234@yahoo.dk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Albert Williams" <centrefax27@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: albertwilliams123@o2.pl
Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2006 13:29:03 +0100
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE

URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
FROM:MR.ALBERT WILLIAMS
CHIEF AUDITOR MINISTRIE
OF FINANCE ECONOMICS
COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIC.
ADDRESS:01 Bp 134 COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIQUE
Reply to this email address: albertwilliams234@yahoo.dk
Reply to this emailaddress : albertwilliams123@o2.pl


Dear Sir/Madam,

I am MR.ALBERT WILLIAMS CHIEF AUDITOR MINISTRIE OF FINANCE ECONOMICS
COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIC.I got your information when I was searching for a
reliable,honest and trustworthy person to entrust this business with.I was
simply inspired and motivated to pick your contact from the many names and
lists in the web site.I wish to transfer the sum of $14,300,000.00 USD
(Fourteen Million Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only.)into
your personal or company`s bank account.

This fund was a residue of the over invoiced Industrial Contract bills
awarded by MINISTRIE OF
FINANCE ECONOMICS COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIC to some foreign firms.As the chief
auditor,I have the cooperation and mandate of the Financial Director and the
Secretary. It was my consensus to seek the assistance of a willing foreigner
to provide us with the facilities to transfer this money out of West
Africa.This is borne out of our beleive in the non-stable and sporous
political nature of this sub-region.

The original contractors have been duely paid by the Banque Centrale Des
Etats De L`Afrique De L`Ouest (Central Bank of the West African States)This
balance is suspended in the escrow accounts awaiting claims by any foreign
company of our choice.They intended to pay out this fund now as the
organisation is winding up its activities. Based on the laws and ethics of
employment,we as civil servants working under this organisation, are not
allowed to operate a foreign account.This is the more reason why we needed
your assistance to provide an account that can sustain this fund for safe
keeping and our future investment with your comprehensive advise,assistance
and partnership in your country.

It does not matter whether or not your company does contract projects of the
nature described here. The assumption is that your company won the major
contract and subcontracted it to other companies. More often than not, big
trading companies and firms of unrelated fields wins major contracts and
subcontract to more specialized firms for execution. I have however
agreed,as the account owner in this deal to allow you 40% of the entire sum
as compensation,why 55% will be held on trust for me while 5% will be used
to defray any incidental charges and cost if any,during the course of the
transactions.You should provide the followings.

1. Your bank name and address
2. Your private and confidential telephone
3. Name to be used as beneficiary
4. Your bank Telephone and fax number
5. Your bank account number
6. Or you can within the shortest possible time,
confidentially open an entire new (Virgin) account for
the transaction. I would prefer this arrangement.

Upon the receipt of this informations,the certificate of job completion of
one of the contracts will be issued in your name for the transfering of the
fund to your nominated account without delay.As with the case of all
organised (sensitive)and conspired DEALS,we solicit for our unreserved
confidentiality and utmost secret in this business. We hope to retire
peacefully
and lead a honourable business life afterwards. There are no risks involved
please take good note of this.

REPLY ASAP.

WITH REGARDS.
MR. ALBERTWILLIAMS (CHIEF AUDITOR).
Reply to this email address: albertwilliams234@yahoo.dk
Reply to this emailaddress : albertwilliams123@o2.pl

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