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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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. )
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "huge deposit" (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)
  • "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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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 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.
  • +22993704338 (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.
  • dvasser1955@yahoo.dk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dominique Esq." <dominique_vasser@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: dvasser1955@yahoo.dk
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:15:22 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Reply As Soon As Possible To Enable Us Proceed.


DOMINIQUE CHAMBERS
Office located at Guinkom, Rue 54 Dakodonou, Cotonou Benin Rep.
Tel: +229 937 04338.
___________________________________________________________________


Dear Friend,

I am Barrister Dominique Vasser, a solicitor at law. I am the personal Attorney to Late Mr. Morris Thompson in Benin Republic, an American by Citizen who perished in a plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31 2000, including his wife and only daughter.

All passengers on board were killed in the plane, which was heading to San Francisco and Seattle from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, crashed into the Pacific Ocean not far from Los Angeles.

You can read more about the crash on visiting this site which I got during my investigation; http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list

My deceased client had a vast business empire here in Benin Republic, including a mighty housing estate and an account in one of the biggest Bank in my country, valued at US$26.5M. Since the demise of Mr Thompson my esteemed client, I personally have watched with keen interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as no one has come to claim his Funds of US$26.5M (Twenty Six Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) which has been lying dormant in that account for a very long time.

I am contacting you to partner with me in repatriating this huge amount of money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposit were lodged. Particularly, the finance company where the deceased had this account has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next Fourteen official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 6years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you are a foreigner, so that the proceeds of his account valued at (US$26.5Million Dollars) can be paid into your account as his next of kin, and then you and me will share the Money 60/40,for our mutual benefit 60% for me and 40% to you.I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up the claim.

Endeavor to reach me immediately on my email as thus: dvasser1955@yahoo.dk to enable me inform you the modalities on how to carry out this project.

Be aware that there are no risk involved in this transaction as all legal documents regarding to it will be obtained, I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please reply as soon as possible to enable us proceed.

Best regards,
Barrister Dominique Vasser Esq.


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