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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.
• 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.
  • moudossou@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MARK DOSSOU <moudossou.1@orange.nl>
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:27:38 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Your consent needed


Dear Partner,

My Name is Mr Mark Dossou,Chairman-Project Implementation and Payment Recommendation Committe.I am writing in respect of a foreign contractor with Benin Ministry Of Works, who died on 26-12-2003 in a plane plance here in our Country.
He had a contract balance payment of US$7.7Million but Unfortunately, he died without any information that can locate his relatives .
See details of the plane crash.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-12/26/content_293549.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3348109.stm
My proposition is to present you as the beneficiary to this contract payment ,then we can share the amount on a mutually agreed-upon percentage.
With my position, I am the only one who can confirm to the Directorate of Payment the beneficiary to this unclaimed contract payment and furthermore recommend payment to such a person. So i will use my position to update the deceased payment receving files in your favour.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through . Pls treat this letter confidential.I will explain the details of this transaction when I hear from you.
Reply to my private email address ( moudossou@yahoo.co.uk )
West wishes
Mr Mark Dossou
Chairman-(PIPRC).

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