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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united states 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)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +22993062050 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Adodo Julian <julianadodo@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <julian_adodo@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:28:03 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend,Your swift response will be very useful



From The Desk Of Mrs Julian Adodo.
The Head Of File Department,Financial Bank (F.B)



Cotonou Benin Republic.
My Cell Phone Number:
0022993062050

Attn: Dear Friend,


My name is Mrs Julian Adodo.I'm the Head of File Department Financial Bank Benin Republic.I'm directed to contact you by the Bank to urgently confirm from you if actually you know one Mr Khalid Ahmed who claim to be your relatiive.

The said Mr Khalid Ahmed is claiming to us that you are dead and he will like to change all the Informations that you gave to when you opened the account with us.This development is coming now that the Bank set up a new administration and since your account have been dormant,we want to let you know that your account was affected after some enquires we do,and will not allow all such amount of money to lie with us any longer without anyone running the account.

As you may known,the total amount you deposited is a total sum of $2Million United States Dollars.We need to confirm from you if it's really true that you are dead and If we did not hear from you it automatically means that you are actually dead and the information passed to us by Mr Khalid Ahmed is correct and will have no other option to transfer the money to his account if he produces the necessary documents asked by the Bank.

My dear Friend,if you are not the person and do not know the account owner who is Mr Hassan Ahmed and wanted to present yourself,i will be willing to assist you provide the necessary documents to you,i have been trying to see if i can get a foriegner who will agree to work with me.i promise you all the documents my bank shall ask will be provide for you.This is the fifth person the bank board of directors have confiscate and shared it to themself since nobody is coming for it and i don't want this money to go to the bank treasury as unclaimed bill,without us the staff having any single share in the money.You can write me and i will give you details on what to do and we will surely successed,i promise you.

You are to contact me through my email address or telephone number as soon as you receive this message so as to know the true position of things with you so that we would not make any mistake in remitting the money.

Your swift response will help a lot.Do email me with your full names and direct phone number for an easy communication.

Best Regards.



Mrs. Julian Adodo.
The Head Of File Department,FINANCIAL BANK BENIN REPUBLIC. +229 9306 2050


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