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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:
  • "million 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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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.
  • wfomenka12@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: William Omenka <wf_omenka01@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:38:26 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Due Diligence. Dhr. F. Dekker Frans,


Dear Dhr. F. Dekker Frans,

With due respect, i am Mr William F.Omenka the director incharge of auditing and accounting section of international banking services including deposits trust and company management ecowas monetry union (e.m.u) with head office in Lome, Republic of Togo. I am contacting you believing that you are matured in business and can keep confidentiality of this business untill a successful line is drawn.

The business is that recently as i was going through the yearly audit report from the finance company, i discovered a fixed deposit amount of US$16M (Sixteen Million United States Dollars Only) deposited with our finance company since on the 5th June, 2003. After much investigation i discovered that the original depositor was amongst the victims of union transport africaines flight boeing 727 in cotonou, Benin republic on 26th december, 2003. He was a seasoned contractor with Togo cement sarl, also a share holder with shell petroleum plc all in Togo Republic, West Africa.

Furthermore, i discovered that none of the deceased associates or relatives knows the existence of this deposit hence no one has ever come for the claim of the deposit. Be adviced that i have made several inquiries to contact any of his relations but all my effort proves abortive, for this reason i decided to project you as the beneficiary so that your names can be use to resolve the said deposit out from my country officially without raising eyebrow in the finance company, goverment and individual bodies. I must not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is 100% risk free, it will not take us more than seven (7) working days to finalise it based on your compitency of handling it. I will not hasitate to come over to your country for disbursment thereafter.

Note properly that i need someone who will not stand on this opportunity to sit on the money. For your noble and sincere assistance, you will be entitled to 40% of the total sum while 60% belongs to me after the smooth execution of this transaction. Confirm your interest and readiness to assist me move the said funds out from my country to enable me give you more details on how to champion this lucrative transaction.

Remain blessed while i long to hearing from you soon.

Yours Respectfully,

Mr William Fovi Omenka.
Alternative id: wfomenka12@yahoo.fr


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