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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
  • clem1odili@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ofrano ben" <ofrano_ben@latinmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:23:44 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF MR CLEM ODILI.


FROM THE DESK OF MR CLEM ODILI.
ECO BANK OF AFRICA
SOUTH REGIONAL HEADQUATERS
NO 22 BODE THOMAS STREET,
AKPAKPA COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC.

contact me in this email;(clem1odili@yahoo.it)

I AM THE BANK MANAGER OF ECO BANK OF AFRICA IN BENIN.I WILL LIKE TO DO A VERY BRIEF BUSINESS WITH YOU, THERE IS A DORMANT ACCOUNT IN MY BANK, WITH A CREDIT BALANCE OF (USD$12.000.000.00) TWELVE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS WHICH HAS BEEN DORMANT FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS NOW,

ON MY FURTHER INVESTIGATION,I DISCOVERED THAT THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT, A FOREIGNER {Mr ROBERT KATHERINE}WHO DIED FIVE YEARS AGO IN A MOTOR ACCIDENT.WHAT I NEED FROM YOU IS TO USE YOUR NAME AS THE BENEFICIARY AND NEXT OF KIN TO THE ORIGINAL ACCOUNT OWNER. AND THEN USE MY POSITION AS THE MANAGER AND GIVE CLEARANCE FOR ONWARD REMISSION OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT.I WILL SUPPLY YOU WITH ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATION ABOUT THE ACCOUNT,

WHICH YOU WILL PRESENT TO THE BANK THROUGH A LAWYER AFTER THE BANK HAS ACCEPTED YOUR APPLICATION, THEN I WILL MOVE AHEAD TO DESTROY EVERY DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS BUSINESS.

AND WE WILL GO AHEAD TO SHARE HIS FUND AT RATIO 40 AND 55 PERCENT, 40% FOR YOUR SERVICES, AND 55% FOR ME, THE REMAINING 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR ANY EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THIS TRANSACTIONPLEASE YOUR URGENT REPLY IS NEEDED SO AS TO STOP FURTHER CONTACTS. THIS IS FOR PEOPLE WHO KNOW THE VALUE OF BANKING SYSTEM, KINDLY INCLUDE YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.

GET BACK TO ME THROUGH THIS EMAIL: (clem1odili@yahoo.it)

THANKS,

BEST REGARDS,
MR CLEM ODILI.

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