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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 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.
  • +22993234161 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
  • +22997029942 (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.
  • nicolasdosou_101@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Dosou Nicolas <dosou009@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <nicolasdosou@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 14:38:26 +0100
Subject: PLEASE REPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.



FROM THE OFFICE OF MR NICOLAS DOSOU OF THE FINANCIAL BANK OF BENIN.PHONE: 00229 970 299 42.FAX: 00229 213 111 71.

Dear Trusting friend

I honestly apologize and hope I do not cause you much embarrassment by contacting you through this media for a transaction of this magnitude. Due to the confidentiality and prompt access reposed on this medium, it became necessary for me to seek your assistance and it is imperative for me to know your opinion.
In a brief introduction, I am Nicolas Dosou, the Director of Operation with Financial Bank of Benin Republic. I have a very interesting deal to discuss with you, the deal under discussion has to do with one of our most respected customer who is a national of your country and was employed as a Consultant/contractor with Societe Nationale Des Products D' Agricole (SONAPRA) a cotton manufacturing company here in Cotonou-Benin.

On 25th December 2003,this customer with his wife and their only daughter was involved in a plane crash victims with Boe 727-type air plane belonging to African Transport Union (UTA).In this fatal tragedy with Beirut-bound flight, 110 persons died and Over 40 others still reported missing, while 22 passengers survived, you may confirm the tradegy of the said air crash through the follow BBC coverage below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3350455.stm (or)(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3353551.stm).

Consequently, this customer made a numbered time(fixed)deposited for twelve calendar and his account with our Bank is now accrusing to about(Three Million, Four hundred Thousand US Dollars) $USD3.4M. Meanwhile this man's account is about to be confiscated as his duration time of deposit has expired. Therefore,I decided to contact you under a trust partnership so as to supply you with all the neccessary information that will back you up as the beneficiary next of kin to the deceased customer and claim the money since I have been unsuccesfull in locating any of his relatives for over two years now.

Be informed that I have all the necessary information to back up this claims. moreover,the advantage of my possition as the director of operation guarrantees a successful execution of this transaction provided you follow my directives technically to avoid any mistake that could deprive us this opportunity.

However,the nature of your business is completely irrelevant to this transaction as all I need from you is an assurance that my interest will be fully protected once this deal is concluded. Please note that It is expected that upon the receipt of your acceptance, this transaction will be concluded within 7 Banking days and the money will be paid into any of your norminated bank account for us to share in the ratio of 40% for you and 60% for me.

Please if you are interested to handle this deal with me, please kindly reply as soon as you recieved this message via my alternative email address as follows; ( nicolasdosou_101@yahoo.fr ) so that I can advise you on what to do immediately. or you may give me a call through +229 932 34161.

I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible.Best Regards,Nicolas Dosou.


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