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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • +22995841518 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: edword daniel <edword55@yahoo.it>
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 16:24:31 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: DEAR HANNO MAUER READ AND GET BACK TO ME URGENTLY

Dear Hanno Mauer,

How are you today, hope all is well with you? I am very sorry for replying you very late is due to I was among one the bank staffs who was sent for any annual bank audit meeting in one or your office in Republic of MALI.


Thanks for your promt reply to this 100% risk free business and for accepting to assist me.Before I proceed it is very important to let you know that it is note important of asking how I got your email address because there is many ways to reach someone whom you have not know through email. Again I wish to give you more informations about me and this transaction as to enable us make progress.

I am a citizen of Benin Republic in West Africa.This business I am talking about is pertaining to a certain account belonging to one of our customers, Mr. David Van Buskirk who died in a plane crash.He has no one who can stand as his relation or next of kin,and so the bank governing body is planning to convert his account into bank treasury. I do not want this to happen, and that is why I wrote you,suggesting to you to apply as next of kin to the deceased. This way I will use my high position to influence approval of your application and this money will be paid into your account,as a true inheritor.

Regards to this transaction, I have worked hard for two years now trying to gather all the required information about this deceased customer after I found out that all his supposed next of kin are all no where to be located leaving nobody behind to put claim over his left balance with this bank.

I also penitrated into his security file jacket in this bank with my influence as a member of board of directors panel, and got all the needed information about his account and all information his next of kin should know. Because he was a foreigner then I started looking for a foreign partner who will help me put claim over this fund. I will forward to you the profile of the deceased and will guide you adequately in this transaction upon your acceptance to the offer.

Good underground work has been done within the bank,i have been working hard towards the success of this transaction, Everything has been put into place and the transaction is 100% risk free and will be finished in less than 10 banking days after the application is tendered to the bank as next of kin to the deceased putting claim over his balance with the bank.

If you would want to be my partner in this transaction, you will be expected to detail me more about your personal informations e.g your telephone and fax numbers, your address . I want to remind you that you will receive 30% of the whole sum for helping me. Another 10% of this money will be used as buffer or expencses account, to cater for any expencses incurred during transaction.

Please i want you to understand that a stich in time saves nine so write back and tell me if you really want to carry out this transaction with me. sincerely i need your cooperation because this might be my first and last opportunity of hitting big money.

I also would want you to treat this affair as both urgent and confidential. I will send you an Application text which you will fill and send to the bank for the onward transfer of the fund into your account upon the receipt of your next email.

I will like you to call me as soon as you get this message for us to talk more about this transaction. Here is my cell phone number 00229-95-84-15-18.

Thank you and best regard.

Edword Daniel

May God Bless You.


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