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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)
  • "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.
• 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.
  • ahmedbouabjian@yahoo.com.br (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ahmed Bouabjian" <bouabjian@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 02:46:19 -0700
Subject: Dear Friend


Dear Friend,

I am Mr. Ahmed Bouabjian son of Mr.Robert Bouabjian (the MD Menemenlioglu
construction sarl)Lebanese Origin based in Cotonou Benin Republic.
My Father died in the plane crash of Union Transport Africaines Flight
Boeing 727 on his way from my country Lebanon to Cotonou Benin Republic on
the December 25,2003. You may read more stories about the crash on visiting
these websites:http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/.
Before his death on the 25th December 2003, my father deposited some funds
in the Security Company in Ghana since 2002 which i just found the Original
Documents of the consignment which he deposited in the Security Company
right in his room.This consignment contain 5.7 Million USD.
Sir,i need your assistance to clear this consignment from the Security
Company and transfer the funds to your country for good investment in your
country.Since the Death of my father,i have been suffering so much because
my father has never introduce me to any of our relatives since i was born in
Cotonou Benin Republic i have not even go to my country Libanon upto this
moment because my father has some problem with some of my relatives
according to what he told me when he was alive.
I will give you 35% of the total funds as soon as this funds is cleared and
release to you.I just need you to stand as my father's foreign partner so
that this funds can be approved and release to you as the
beneficiary.Iassure you that everything concerning this transaction
must be executed
under a legitmate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of
law.Ionly need your honesty when this funds is approved and released
to you in
your country.As soon as you recieve this funds in your country,you will send
me some money for my hotel expenses here in Ghana and also my
expenses for my coming to your country for disbursement and investment of
the funds in your country.
If this proposal is acceptable to you, kindly email the following
information to me:
a. Complete names
b. Private telephone number
c. Private fax number
d. Private email
Please you can contact me on my number:00233-243520333.
Have a nice day and God bless.
Sincerely,
Mr Ahmed Bouabjian
please if you are in trested contact me with this email Address (
ahmedbouabjian@yahoo.com.br)

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