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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million us 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 next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • jhn_willi002@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Johnson Williams" <jhn_willi@latinmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:55:50 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: This is important.


FROM: DR. JOHNSON WILLIAMS.
MANAGER, ACCOUNT & AUDIT DEPT.,
CONTINENTAL TRUST BANK (CTBB)=20
COTONOU, BENIN REPUBLIC.
=20
MY DEAR,=20
=20
WITH MUCH SINCERITY OF HEART AND PURPOSE, I MAKE THIS CONTACT WITH YOU =
BELIEVING THAT THIS COMMUNICATION WILL MARK THE BEGINNING OF A NEW AND =
LASTING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN US EVEN IN THE NEAR FUTURE. I AM AWARE OF =
THE FACT THAT MY MESSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE, DUE TO THE FAC=
T THAT WE DO NOT KNOW EACH OTHER BEFORE. RATHER, I WANT YOU TO GIVE ATT=
ENTION TO THIS LETTER AND READ IT WITH THE BEST OF YOUR UNDERSTANDING.
=20
I AM DR. JOHNSON WILLIAMS, THE NEWLY APPOINTED MANAGER, ACCOUNT & AUDIT=
DEPT. AT CONTINENTAL TRUST BANK (CTBB). I AM CONTACTING YOU FOLLOWING =
THE RECENT DISCOVERY I MADE DURING THE BANK'S END OF THE YEAR AUDIT IN =
2006; WERE WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF MONEY IN TONE OF 35 MILLIO=
N DOLLARS (THIRTY FIVE MILLION US DOLLARS) ONLY LYING DORMANT IN THE BA=
NK WITHOUT ANY CURRENT DEPOSIT OR WITHDRAWAL OR ANYBODY COMING FOR THE =
MONEY.
=20
THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR THIS MONEY HAS BEEN LYING DORMANT HERE IN THE BA=
NK WHICH IS ACCORDING TO THE PREVIOUS AUDIT REPORTS. ACCORDING TO THE =
BANK'S RULES AND REGULATIONS, ANY DEPOSIT THAT STAYED MORE THAN A PERIO=
D OF 4 YEARS IN THE BANK, WILL BE CONFISCATED AND TRANSFERRED INTO THE =
GOVERNMENT BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILLS.=20
=20
FURTHERMORE, INVESTIGATIONS REVEAL THAT THIS MONEY BELONGS TO A FOREIG=
N CUSTOMER OF THE BANK, WHO DIED IN A PLANE CRASH THAT HAPPENED HERE IN=
BENIN, ON THE 25TH OF DECEMBER, 2003 WHILE TRAVELLING ON A FESTIVE VI=
SIT TO HIS HOME COUNTRY LEBANON, WHEN SUDDENLY THERE AIRCRAFT CRASHED I=
NTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKING OFF FROM THE BENIN INTE=
RNATIONAL AIRPORT WHICH IS SITUATED OPPOSITE THE ATLANTIC OCEAN SIDE O=
F BENIN REPUBLIC.=20
=20
MY PROPOSAL TO YOU.=20
=20
AS THE NEWLY APPOINTED MANAGER, ACCOUNT & AUDIT DEPARTMENT OF THIS BAN=
K, I WISH TO SOLICIT FOR YOUR UNCONDITIONAL SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO =
MOVE THIS MONEY TO YOUR COUNTRY, BY PUTTING UP AN APPLICATION FOR THE T=
RANSFER OF THE MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE BUSINESS PARTNER TO THE LA=
TE CUSTOMER OF THE BANK MOHD MUJIB KAMAL HAKIM AS NO MEMBER OF THE EX=
TENDED FAMILY OF THE DECEASED HAS THE EXISTING KNOWLEDGE OF THIS AMOUNT=
HERE IN OUR BANK.
=20
PLEASE, THIS MESSAGE IS NOT A SCAM OR AN ILLEGAL TRANSACTION BECAUSE I=
HAVE PUT EVERYTHING IN PLACE FOR THE SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION OF THIS TRA=
NSFER AND HAVE ALSO ACQUIRED ALL THE VITAL INFORMATION'S ABOUT THE LAT=
E CUSTOMER OF THE BANK MOHD MUJIB KAMAL HAKIM THAT WILL BE HELPFUL TO =
US TO SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDE THIS TRANSFER. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND RE=
ADY TO DO THIS BUSINESS WITH ME, I AM READY TO SHARE THIS MONEY WITH YO=
U AT THE PERCENTAGE RATIO OF 50:50 WITH YOU.=20
=20
I WOULD LIKE US TO MEET HERE IN COTONOU, BENIN REPUBLIC FOR DISCUSSIONS=
BEFORE WE CAN PROCEED ON THE TRANSFER. IF YOU CANNOT BE ABLE TO TRAVEL=
TO MEET ME FOR A DISCUSSION, CONTACT ME VIA MY EMAIL JHN_WILLI002@YAHO=
O.FR OR MOBILE TELEPHONE NUMBER 229 9314 9615 FOR MORE DETAILS. PLEASE=
, IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED, IGNORE AND DELETE THIS MESSAGE AND ALSO FO=
RGIVE ME FOR DISTURBING YOUR PEACE. =20
=20
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GOOD UNDERSTANDING AS I WAIT FOR YOUR URGENT AND POS=
ITIVE RESPONSE.=20
=20
YOURS TRULY,
DR. JOHNSON WILLIAMS.
MOBILE: 229 9314 9615.
CONTACT E-MAIL: JHN_WILLI002@YAHOO.FR
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