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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 beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "might come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand u.s 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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "deadline" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
  • jennifermkossi@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS.JENNIFER JOHNSON" <mbeti_marras44@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: jenifermkossi@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:52:54 -0800 (PST)
Subject: THIS BUSINESS DEAL HAVE NO RISK AT ALL


Dear Beloved,

I know this mail might come to you as a surprise due to the fact we have not met or seen before, but i want you to give an attention to my business proposal which have no risk in it but only needs your confidentiality and honesty.

My Name Is Mrs.Jennifer Kossi Johnson, i work in a bank here in our country Cotonou the capital of Benin Republic in West Africa. Right now i am on leave and will resume work by next two weeks.

I have a business deal which will benefit both of us if only you can pay attention to it.
I am an account officer to late Mr.Larry Mark from Northport, New York, United States of America, a business commercialist in West-African regions.

My Late client before he dead made a deposit of US$800,000.00 (EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS) before his sudden death in a plane crash on June 2004. I was his account officer and have checked on the file of my deceased client Mr.Larry and found out that his surpose next of kin dead with him on the plane crash which nobody in our bank knows.

According to the financial laws of this country, if such funds stays unclaimed till after Four years, it will be confiscate by the government of this country and this year is making Four Years the account have been durmant. Before i started my leave i saw his funds at the list of the funds that the government is about to confiscate soon according to the financial laws of this country.Thus, i contact you to assist me claim this fund before it gets confiscated by next week which is the deadline of our government.

All you need to do is to contact our bank as a relative to our late client. It does not matter where you come from because the world is now a global village. All the Bank will require from you is the rightfull informations of Mr.Larry Mark which i, as his personal account officer will feed you with those informations, and once they are correct the bank management will release and transfer the fund to you immediately.

I like to remind you again that there is no risk of any sort in this transaction because i have all relevant informations to claim this fund.

If you can be capable to handle this transaction kindly send me your following informations;

1-) Your Full Name
2-) Your Direct Phone Number
3-) Your Age
4-) Your Occupation / position.

Kindly reply me in my most confidential email address jennifermkossi@yahoo.com

Regards,
Jennifer Kossi Johnson


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