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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:
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: Elvis Prosper <prosperelv@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: mrelvispros@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 18:03:07 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Transaction.


Mr.Elvis Prosper.

I am Mr.Elvis Prosper, the director in charge of Auditing and Accounting section of one the banks in Benin West Africa,and also a special account officer of Mr.Idris Hashim, a Lebanese. My resolve to keep the name of the bank in secret is for security reasons until i read from you. Mr Hashim was a Seasoned Contractor with Benin Cement Company in Benin Republic,who unfortunately died in the plane crash of Union Transport Africaines Flight Boeing 727 in Cotonou,Benin Republic on the December 26,2003.You will read more stories about the crash on visiting this websites:
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-12/26/content_293549.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3348109.stm

Before his death on the 26th December 2003, Mr.Hashim has a fixed deposit account of $9.6musd with the bank and no other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me that his supposed next of kin died along with him in the crash. Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives,this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to contact you.I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank.

Consequently, upon acceptance of this proposal, I will give you detailed information on how this deal would be carried out. The money will be shared in the ratio: sixty five percent 65% for me, thirty five percent 35% for you.

I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law as I will use my position as the Bank's head of Auditors and his accounting officer to secure approvals and guarantee the successful execution of this transaction.

Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is required. On your reply include your

(1)Private telephone/fax number,(2)Your full name, (3) your address.

Awaiting your urgent reply.

Best regards,
Mr.Elvis Prosper.



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