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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 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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +22997081384 (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.
  • jeandannyy@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mohol Bakur <moholbakur@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 21:22:24 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Attn: Wouters,


Attn: Wouters,
How are you and your family? I hope you are all fine. I am Barrister Jean DANNY a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to Late Mr. Raymond Wouters, who used to work with Cotonou sea port Rebublic of Benin. Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 2003, my client and his wife were involved in a car accident. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.

Since then I have made several enquiries to their embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.

I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge sum deposited.The total sum is US$18.5 million dollars.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name with my late client, so that the proceeds of this funds in the bank valued at US$18.5 million dollars{Eightheen million Five hundred thousand us dollars only} can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money.We shall procure necessary legal documents as his lawyer that can be used to back up any claim we may make.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. I have also informed the bank about this that I have found the Next of Kin of my late client,there wont be a problem in getting the fund to you.
Please I would like you to get back to me signifying your interest,so that I can open full communication with you.
reply to my email address jeandannyy@yahoo.fr
Call me on telephone number +229 97 081 384
Best regards,
Barrister Jean DANNY

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