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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:
  • "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "federal high court" (This court is often mentioned in '419' scams to give the victim a reason why he/she should send thousands of dollars to the scammers. A 'Federal High Court' exists in Germany and Nigeria, but not in other countries, such as the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Senegal, Benin, South Africa or other countries where fake lawyers in scams often claim to be based. )
  • "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 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.
  • jamesdugg1@excite.com
  • jamesdugg@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "jamesduggz@terra.es" <jamesduggz@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:21:27 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Please reply me through this box; Jamesdugg1@excite.com



JAMES DUGG & CO. CHAMBERS
(ATTORNEYS&COUNSELORS AT LAW)=20
FEDERAL HIGH COURT BENIN
25 DEGBAGO CRESCENT
COTONOU, REPUBLIC OF BENIN
=20
Please reply me through this box; Jamesdugg1@excite.com=20

Good day,

I can't imagine how you will feel receiving a sudden business letter from a=
remote country in far away Benin Repulic in west africa and probably from =
some one you have not closely related with. But all the same, I believe we =
do not need to be of blood relatives before we can establish cordial/busine=
ss relationship.Having said this, I think it is very important at this junc=
ture to introduce myself to you and also disclose to you, how I came in con=
tact with your e-mail address/profile.As stated above, i remain's Barrister=
James Dugg the Personal Attorney to late Mr Michael Gill, who was a con=
tractor here in Benin Rep. Who, on December 2003, with his entire family w=
ere perished in Air -Crash on board from Cotonou.
=20
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash=20

I got your email address/profile from the Internet when I was in search for=
reliable and competent person to handle this matter for our future benefit=
s. So it is my pleasure to solicit your assistance in a very confidential =
business proposal.I am contacting you because I do not want to transact the=
business with anybody who is known to any staff of this bank or anybody ar=
ound here to avoid any possible blackmail or leakage at the end of the tran=
saction.As a matter of fact, My client made a fixed deposit Amount, valued=
at (USD$15M) with Cemac Bank here in Benin Rep, and upon the duration time=
of their agreement, his bank started contacting him but no response.Conse=
qently, The bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin to the dece=
ased as his personal attorney, or have his account confiscated after four y=
ears, as it is in the law of this country.Since then, I have made several c=
ontacts to His Countrys Embassy in order to locate any of my clients exten=
ded relatives,which had also been unsuccessful. Since I have been unsuccesf=
ull in locating the relatives for over two years now,I seek your consent t=
o present you as the next of kin of the deceased since none of his relative=
s were no way to be found so that the proceeds of this account valued at $1=
5million could be transffered into your account, thereafter, we will both s=
hare it in percentage according to our contributions to boost the success =
of this great transaction.I have all the necessary legal documents that can=
be used to back up all the claims we will make. All I require is your hone=
st cooperation to enable us make this great benefiting transaction succes=
sfully.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangemen=
t that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch wit=
h me as fast as possible through this email address; Jamesdugg@excite.com t=
o enable us discuss further the progress of this business.
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Best Regards,
Bar. James Dugg
Senior advocate of Benin(SAB).





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