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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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)
  • "keep it confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "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 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.
  • republiquegodwinwilliams_2000@katamail.com

Fraud email example:

From: godwin williams <godwin-williams4@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:02:54 +0100
Subject: please very urgent




FROM:MR GODWIN WILLIAMSCHIEF AUDITOR MINISTRIEOF FINANCE ECONOMICSCOTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIC.ADDRESS:01 Bp 134 COTONOU-BENIN
REPUBLIQUEgodwinwilliams_2000@katamail.com
Dear Sir/Madam,
It is my great pleasure to write you this letter
on behalf of my colleagues.I have decided to seek a
confidential co-operation with you in execution of a deal here under for the
benefit of all parties, and hope you will keep it confidential because of the
nature of this business.
I am MR GODWIN WILLIAMS, CHIEF
AUDITOR MINISTRIE OF FINANCE
ECONOMICS COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIC.I got your
information when I was searching for a reliable,honest and trustworthy person to
entrust this business with.I was simply inspired and motivated to pick
your contact from the many names and lists in the web site.I wish to transfer the
sum of $14,300,000.00 USD (Fourteen Million Three Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars only.)into your personal or company`s bank account.
This fund was a residue of the over invoiced
Industrial Contract bills awarded by MINISTRIE OF FINANCE
ECONOMICS COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIC to
some foreign firms.This DEAL was deliberately
hatched out and carefully protected with all the attendant lope holes sealed
off.As the chief auditor,I have the cooperation and mandate of the Financial
Director and the Secretary. It was our consensus to seek the assistance of a
willing foreigner to provide us with the facilities to transfer this money out
of West Africa.This is borne out of our beleive in the non-stable and
sporous political nature of this sub-region.
The original contractors have been duely
paid by the Banque Centrale Des Etats De L`Afrique De L`Ouest (Central Bank
of the West African States) WEBSITE OF THE BANK (www.bceao.int)
This balance is suspended in the escrow accounts awaiting claims by any foreign
company of our choice.We intend to pay out this fund now as the organisation is
winding up its activities. Based on the laws and ethics of
employment,we as civil servants working under this organisation, are not allowed to
operate a foreign account.This is the more reason why we needed your
assistance to provide an account that can sustain this fund for safe keeping and
our future investment with your comprehensive advise,assistance and
partnership in your country.
It does not matter whether or not your
company does contract projects of the nature described here. The assumption is
that your company won the major contract and subcontracted it to other
companies. More often than not, big trading companies and firms of unrelated
fields wins major contracts and subcontract to more specialized firms for
execution.
We have however agreed,as the account
owner in this deal to allow you 40% of the entire sum as compensation,why 55%
will be held on trust for me while 5% will be used to defray any incidental
charges and cost if any,during the course of the transactions.This transaction
will be successfully concluded within 5-7 days if you accord us your
unalloyed and due cooperation.You should provide the followings.
1. Name to be used as beneficiary2. Your bank name and address3. Your private and confidential telephone5. Your Occupation.6. Your Age.
Upon the receipt of this informations,the
certificate of job completion of one of the contracts will be issued in your
name for the transferring of the fund to your nominated account without delay.As
with the case of all organised (sensitive)and conspired DEALS,we solicit
for our unreserved confidentiality and
utmost secrecy in this business. We hope to retire peacefully and lead a
honourable business life afterwards. There
are no risks involved.REPLY
ASAP:godwinwilliams_2000@katamail.comGODWIN WILLIAMSWITH REGARDS. (CHIEF AUDITOR).

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