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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:
  • "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.
  • peterwilliams121@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: peter williams <peterwilliamsa28@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <peterwilliams121@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 13:03:52 +0200
Subject: Hello,



Hello,
My name is Peter Williams,I am the bank manager of Bank Of Africa here in Cotonou BENIN REPUBLIC.I have a very important and urgent business transaction to enter into with you.In my department we discovered a dormant bank account belonging to one of our client,late Mr.Richard Lewis Johnson From Merryland in the United state of America,he worked with BENIN REPUBLIC petroleum company before his death.
He deposited with our Bank the sum of USD14Million before his death in an auto mobile motor accident,on the 13th of June 2004,we have tried our best to discover his family member to come over and lay claim on the fund,no one has written to us to lay claim on the fund till this present day.Why I write to you is for you to assist and support me so that we can claim the money,as I do not want the fund to be transfered into the account of BENIN REPUBLIC Government treasury.
After the transaction has been conluded peacefully,we shall share the fund which you will be in position to provide the bank account details that we shall use to receive the money when the bank has given an approval to the fund.Sharing parttern 60% for me and 40% for you,if you know that you can handle this type of transaction,I will want you to send to me the following vital information below when replying to this proposition letter.
1.Your direct mobile telephone number.
2.Your mailing address,age and marital status.
3.Your profession/your international passport.
As soon as I receive all the informations above,I shall then file a text of application to you,which you will have to fill and send to the bank as the next of kin to the late Mr.Richard Lewis Johnson.
A BENIN REPUBLIC citizen connot stand as the next of kin to the late Mr.Richard Lewis Johnson;you should keep this transaction very confidential until the transaction has been concluded,because of the sum of money involved in this transaction.Your can cantact me by email:peterwilliams121@gmail.com for more details regarding this transaction.I will stop here for now until I receive your mail.Regards.Mr.Peter Williams.Manager Bank Of AfricaCotonou BENIN REPUBLIC
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