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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)
  • "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 next of kin scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22997338411 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • sani_abdoulkarimoff@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Sani Abdoulkarim" <sani.abdoulkarim28@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:34:41 +0200
Subject: VAN DR SANI


From Dr.Sani Abdoul Karim
Auditing and Account Director
Credit Bank of Benin
+229 97338411

Dear Friend,

I am Dr.Sani Abdoul Karim, the director in charge of auditing and accounting
section of Credit Bank Benin,Cotonou,Republic of Benin,West Africa, and also
a special account officer of Mr. Peter Lund,a European.He was a seasoned
contractor with Benin Cement Company,Cotonou, who unfortunately died in a
plane crash of Union Transport Africaines Flight Boeing 727 in Cotonou,
Republic of Benin on 25th December, 2003.


You will read more stories about the crash on visiting this website:

1.www.guardian.co.uk­
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2.w­ww.­cnn­.co­m/2­003­­/WOR­LD/a­fric­a/12­­/26/­­benin­.cras­h/­­
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Before his death on the 25th December 2003, Mr.Lund has a fixed deposit
account with the bank and no other person know about this account or have
any information relating to this account.The account has no beneficiary nor
did next-of-kin other than him and my investigation reveal that his supposed
next-of-kin died along with him in the crash.

Since then, I have made several enquiries to locate any of his extended
relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After several unsuccessful
attempts, I decided to contact you.I'm contacting you to assist in
remittance of the dormant fund as the next of kin left behind by Mr. Lund so
as not to allow the bank confisticate or declare the funds unserviceable
according to Benin Republic financial law on unclaimed bills which the
government usually map out for the purchase of ammunitions which are the
major course of connflicts in the west of Africa.

Consequently, I'm seeking your consent to present you as the next-of-kin of
the deceased so that the outstanding fixed deposit (US$22.1M) will be
remitted into any designated account of yours and will be shared according
to percentages.I have all necessary legal documents to back up this claim.

All that is required of you is absolute honesty, total
commitment,co-operation & absolute confidentiality.Be rest-assured that this
transaction will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect
both parties from breach of the law and it is 100% risk free and attracts no
authorities and every information you will require as the next of kin will
be forwarded to you after your final acceptance to help me champion this
deal.

If this proposal is acceptable to you, kindly email your following
information to me:

a. Full Name(s)
b. Direct phone & fax number(s)
c. Your direct email & any other information you may deem helpful.

I will use this information to communicate you and i await your call as
well.You can call me on my direct mobile phone +229 97338411 for discussion
and kindly mail me via my alternative email adress :
sani_abdoulkarimoff@yahoo.fr .
Thank you for your cooperation until I read from you or recieve your call.
Yours Truly,
Dr.Sani Abdoul Karim.

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