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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)
  • "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 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.
  • ogbutafiga@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "OGBUTAFIGA"<ogbutafiga@myway.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 13:37:48 -0500 (EST)
Subject: URGENT PLEASE!






















OGBU TAFIGA CHAMBERS, Suite 46, 7th Floor Bar Beach Towers, Cotonou - Benin Repubilc Africa.Email:ogbutafiga@MYway.com Dear Friend, My Name is Barrister Ogbu Tafiga,a solicitor at law of the above address and personal Attorney to one Mr.Franklin Silviu, a national of your country now late. He died on his way to a seminar in auto crash on the On the 21st of April 2004. My late client was the Chief Executive officer of (African Development Oil Company) for 25 years and was retired on the 10th day of March 2004.He was re-contracted as a Petroleum Consultant to the company before this unfortunately incident occured. He left all his credentials with my chamber for the drafting of his new contract agreement that will bind his new contract with African Development company. Before his death my client had a Deposit valued at about US$9.5M with the International Eco Bank of Cotonou,Benin Repubilc with open beneficiary and No one will ever come forward to claim this fund. According to
Cotonou Benin Repubilc Banking law,the money will revert to the ownership of the Benin government if the account owner is certified dead and nobody comes forward to claim it after three years.The bank has just written my chamber a routine notification to provide the next of kin of the deceased or have the account confiscated. I would like to appoint you as the next of kin so that I can procceed with forwarding the sum of US$9.5M to you for safe keeping and our sharing on 40% for you and 50% me.I have all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest co-operation 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 acknowledge the receipt of this proposal by indicating your interest. Thanks for your anticipated reply. Best regards,Barrister Ogbu Tafiga.





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