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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "contact me immediately" (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.
  • bmkk_williams@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • bm_kkwilliams@o2.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: legtrubplc01@microcamp.com.br
Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 23:58:01 -0300
Subject: FROM OFFICE:(BANK MANAGER) SENATOR K.K WILLIAMS




FROM OFFICE:(BANK MANAGER) SENATOR K.K WILLIAMS Reply me here
pls.:(bmkk_williams@myway.com,OR bm_kkwilliams@o2.pl)





LEGEND TRUST BANK PLC COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN





PLEASE VIEW THE WEBSITE TO HAVE A LOOK ON THIS
INCIDENCE {www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html}





Attn:Dear Beloved Friend, I sincerely bestow this trust on you, I
am  SENATOR K.K WILLIAMS, Bank Manager of LEGEND TRUST BANK PLC.,
Cotonou Republic of Benin.After seen your contact/portfolio from the World
Trade Center (W.T.C.) Regional office in Cotonou, Republic of Benin although
the details of my intention was not made known to them.Actually, I know it
will come to you as a surprise because we have not met either physically or
through correspondence.I have a very urgent and confidential business
proposition for you for our overall mutual interest.On December 23 2003,one
of our customer An Oil Consultant/Contractor,Mr. Barton made a numbered time
(fixed) deposit for twelve Calendar months, valued at SD$9,000,000.00(nine
million dollars) in my Branch here.





Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but
got no reply.After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from
his contract employers, Republic of Benin National Petroleum Corporation that
(Barton died from an plane crash accident. On further investigation I found
out that he did not leave a WILL and all attempt to trace his next of kin
were fruitless.





I therefore made further investigation and discovered that (Barton)did not
declare any next of kin in all his official documents,including his bank
deposit paperwork.This sum of USD$9,000,000.00 is still sitting in the Bank
and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of
each year, No one will come forward to claim it.According to Republic of
Benin Law, at the expiration of 6 (six) years,the money will revert to the
ownership/management of this bank or Republic Of Benin Government if nobody
applies to claim the funds. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you
as a foreigner  to stand in as the NEXT OF KIN  of (Barton) since
you have the same surname and Country  with him and i can not claim the
money alone here without a foreign hand, so that the fruit of this old man
labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials. This
is simple; 1) I will like you to provide me immediately with your full
names, address,telephone/fax number so that we can proceed on this
inheritance claim. 





2) A bank account in any part of the world, which you provide, will then
facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/NEXT OF KIN
of ( Barton ) The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the
ratio of 50% for me and 45% for you. 5% will be map out to cover incase any
expenses incured during the cause of transaction.There is no risk at all as
all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney and my
position as the Branch Manager guarantees the successful execution of this
transaction.





Please, reply immediately .Upon your response, I shall then provide you with
more details Please observe utmost confidentiality since i still remain 
enployee of this bank to avoid anything that will effect my job and rest
assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because
I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country.





Please i need your sincerelity in this business and be aware this is simple
truth and genuine business deal so contact me immediately whether or not you
are interested in this deal.If you are not,it will enable me scout for
another foreign partner to carry out this deal as soon as
possible. Awaiting your urgent and dont reply me through the bank/office
email but reply  me immediately through this my private my email 
(bmkk_williams@myway.com , or you can call me immediately and please save me
the anxiety of endless waiting.Thank and God bless you. FROM: Mr SENATOR
K.K WILLIAMS (Bank Manager)Telephone Number:+22993476753LEGEND TRUST BANK
PLC.,Cotonou Republic of Benin NB. ITS UGENT, GET BACK TO ME NOW


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