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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:
  • "huge deposit" (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)
  • "million 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)
• 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.
  • mrmarshallagunde@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "lagunde marshal" <mrmarshallagunde@mailbox.hu>
Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 21:25:00 -0700
Subject: PLEASE GET BACK TO ME TODAY THANKS.


*MR.MARSHAL LAGUNDE
MANAGER ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT
CONTINENTAL BANK BENIN*

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ATTN:PLEASE,


I am Mr Marshal Lagunde,the personal account officer to Engr.Mark Graham, a
national of your country, who used to work as the Director of SociÃ(c)tÃ(c)
Nationale de Commercialisation des Produits PÃ(c)troliers (SONACOP)Oil Company
in Benin Republic West Africa Here in after shall be Referred to as my
client. On the 27th of May 2003, my client, His wife and their three
Children were involved in a car accident Along port-novo express-road.

All occupants of the vehicle Unfortunately lost their lives.Since then I
have made several enquiries even to the embassies tolocate any of my clients
extended relatives, this has also proved Unfruitful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you,
regarding the transaction that will favour both of us at the end,I want to
know if i can trust you in claiming the fund in question as i could not be
able to locate any member of his extended Family.

I contacted you to assist me in Repatriating this money left behind by my
client before they got confiscated or declared unserviceable by the
management of this bank were i work.
These huge deposits were lodged in the account number;A/C65652000, with the
CONTINENTAL BANK BENIN where the Deceased had an account valued at about
$11.7 million dollars. The Bank has issued me a notice as his personal
account officer to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated.

Since I have been unsuccessful in Locating the relatives for over 4 years
now I seek your consent To present you as the next of kin to the deceased
since you are from the same country with him so that the proceeds of this
account valued at $11.7million dollars can be paid to you and then we can
Share the money 60% to me and 40% to you.I have under my custody every
details information about the deceased which will authenticate your claim as
his relative once you applied to the bank.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us actualise this Deal.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law.
Before we proceed further, do forward the following information below;

Your Full Name,
Your Address
Your Age,
Occupation and Position,
Your Telephone and Mobile for Communication Purpose.

I would like you to get back to me today through this my private email
address below; mrmarshallagunde@yahoo.com

Have a wonderfulday as I await your immediate responce.
Best Regards,

Marshl Lagunde*
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