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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "federal republic of benin" (Benin is no Federal Republic)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • +22997444586 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Ken Kamsi <kenkamsi_051@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <kenkamsi_bk@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 09:33:39 +0100
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF MR. KEN KAMSI, TEL +229 97444586.



FROM THE DESK OF MR. KEN KAMSI.Bill and Exchange ManagerAFRICAN DEVELOPPMENT BANK (ADB)CARRE 101 RUE DE ST JANE 1st FLOOR,Cotonou,Republic Of Benin.Tel +229 97 44 45 86. Dear Sir, I am MR. KEN KAMSI Bill and Exchange Manager of AFRICAN DEVELOPPMENT BANK (A.D.B), of the Federal Republic of Benin.I work with BANK OF AFRICA here in Cotonou Benin Rep. It is my wish to solicit your assistance in a business opportunity that will be benefited for you and I. I have a business proposal to discuss with you, is about a late Client who was haveing a fixed deposit in our bank. During our investigation and auditing in our Bank, I came across an abandoned sum of money $5.200.000 US dollars ( Five Million Two Hundred Thousand US Dollars) In an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer late ENGR J.C SHAFIQ, a citizen of LEBANON who died along with his entire family on 25th December 2003 in a plane crash.

VIEW THIS WEB SITE:www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.htmlwww.iafpa.org.uk/news-template.php?t=4&id=1291 Since we got information about his death, I have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim his money because the management cannot release it unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or a relation to the deceased as indicated in our Banking guidelines but unfortunately I learnt that all his family died alongside with him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim. Seems you are a Foreigner you can easily make this deal with me,I will assist you to locate every proof document which will help you to execute this money from the Bank. Furthermore, you should also state your conditions as well concerning the percentage in your return mail to me before we start , although i have already in my mind agree to give you 30% of the total sum of the $5.2 million.

Please contact me through email or call +229 97444586 if you are interested to know much about this transaction, i will also appreciate your positive response while you contact me once you receive this mail because this matter requires an urgent attention and confidentiality, no matter what your decision maybe.

Yours faithfully,Mr. Ken KamsiBill and Exchange Manager,(A.D.B) Cotonou Rep of Benin West Africa
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