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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 give you 35% " (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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Bruno Amadi" <dr.brunoamadi@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:14:44 -1200
Subject: Dr. Bruno Amadi

Dr. Bruno Amadi
Remitance Dept.
ECOBANK Plc
Head Office.
Cotonou, Benin

Compliments,

I am Mr. Bruno Amadi, head of the remitance department of
EcoBank Plc; Head office here in Benin.

Recently, We discovered a dormant account with Four Million,
Six Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ($4.6USD) And this
money belong to one of our numerous customers MR. DUCKSON
FRITZ who died in a plane crash in NOVEMBER 1996.

We discovered after investigation that MR. DUCKSON FRITZ
died along with his family and since his unfortunate
departure nobody has come forth to put claims to the said
fund.

The Banking Law here Stipulates that if such fund remains
unclaim for nine years, It will be forfited to the state as
unclaimed treasuries.

Regarding the aforsaid, I have decided to contact you to
come and stand as the next of kin to the LATE MR. DUCKSON
FRITZ, our late customer to pull out this fund and move
abroad. And upon the sucessful transfer of the fund to your
country, I will give you 35% of the total sum.

I will send you the procedures and way forward to the
immidiate claim on recept of your response and note that I
have all necessary informtion that will actualise your claim
as the next of kin to the LATE MR. DUCKSON FRITZ.

Best regard,

Dr. Bruno Amadi


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