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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:
  • "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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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.
  • doneze76k@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Don Eze" <doneze@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:14:11 +0100 (CET)
Subject: MESSAGE FROM MR DON EZE TO YOU MY GOOD FRIEND


HELLO,=20

I AM MR DON EZE 38YRS FROM COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC, I AM A BANKER, I AM=
CURRENTLY WORKING WITH CONTINENTAL BANK -BENIN IN COTONOU BENIN REPUBL=
IC, I WILL LIKE TO CONFIRM TO YOU THAT AM OBLIGE TO TRANSACT THIS BUSIN=
ESS WITH YOU, I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE TO HELP ME STAND AS THE NEXT OF KI=
N AND BENEFICIARY TO THE SUM OF $6.5MILLIONS UNITED STATE DOLLARS LYING=
DOWN UNCLAIMED IN OUR BANK.

WHAT REALLY HAPPENED WAS THAT DURING THE COURSE OF OUR AUDITING LAST W=
EEK, I DISCOVERED A FLOATING FUND IN AN ACCOUNT OPENED IN THE BANK IN T=
HE YEAR 2001 AND SINCE 2002 NOBODY HAS OPERATED ON THIS ACCOUNT AGAIN, =
AFTER GOING THROUGH SOME OLD FILES IN THE RECORDS I DISCOVERED THAT THE=
OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT DIED WITHOUT A [HEIR/WILL] HENCE THE MONEY IS FLO=
ATING AND IF I DO NOT REMMIT THIS MONEY OUT URGENTLY IT WILL BE FORFEIT=
ED FOR NOTHING.=20

THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT MR.TONI WILLIAMS AN AMERICAN AND GREAT INDUS=
TRIALIST,WHO WAS A FOREIGN CONTRACTOR WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF B=
ENIN,WHO UNFORTUNATELY LOST HIS LIFE INCLUDING HIS WIFE AND ONLY DAUGHT=
ER IN THE PLANE CRASH OF ALASKA LEAVING NOBODY TO CLAIM THE MONEY EVER =
SINCE HIS DEATH THE MONEY HAS BEEN LYING UNCLAIMED AND THE BANKING LAW =
STIPULATES THAT ANY ACCOUNT THAT HAS NOBODY =20
OPERATING ON IT FOR SIX YEARS WILL BE TRANSFERED TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT =
SUSPENT ACCOUNT WITH CENTRAL BANK OF BENIN.=20

PLEASE I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE TO ACHIEVE THIS GREAT CHANCE BECAUSE I DO=
NOT WISH THIS MONEY TRANSFERED TO CENTRAL BANK OF BENIN BECAUSE IT WIL=
L BE SHARED AMONG THE TOP DIRECTORS. THE ACCOUNT HAS NO OTHER =20
BENEFICIARY AND MY INVESTIGATION PROVED TO ME AS WELL THAT THE ACCOUNT =
IS A SECRET ACCOUNT.=20

THE TOTAL AMOUNT INVOLVE IS $6.5 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY.BUT=
I DON'T KNOW ANY AMERICAN I AM ONLY CONTACTING YOU AS A FOREIGNER BECA=
USE THIS MONEY CAN NOT BE APPROVED TO A LOCAL PERSON HERE,BUT TO A FORE=
IGNER WHO HAS INFORMATION ABOUT THE ACCOUNT WHICH I SHALL GIVE TO YOU U=
PON YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE.=20

THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE AND LEGAL WITH PROVE DOCUMENTS TO BA=
CK UP YOUR CLAIM,I GUARANTEE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE EXECUTED UND=
ER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF TH=
E LAW. =20

AT THE END OF THIS TRANSACTION YOU STAND TO GET 40% AS YOUR SHARE. IF =
=20
YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HANDLING THIS TRANSACTION WITH ME PLEASE ACT IN A=
CCORDANCE BY SENDING ME YOUR REPLY TO:DONEZE76K@YAHOO.IT,I AWAIT YOUR U=
RGENT REPLY.=20

BEST REGARDS=20
DON EZE



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