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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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Fraud email example:

From: patrick martin <pattmartin2004@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: pattmartin73@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 04:42:28 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FINANCIAL BANK BENIN WEST AFRICA


FINANCIAL BANK BENIN WEST AFRICA

Hello Friend,

Let me start by introducing myself to you, I am Mr Patrick Martin, Director Credit Control unit, FINANCIAL BANK BENIN WEST AFRICA. I saw your contact during my private search in the internet and I want to believe that you will be very honest, committed and capable of assisting in this business venture.

Firstly, let me explain the source of this funds and what you are expected to do. A foreigner LATE ENGR. PAUL MCKINNEY, was a contractor with the government of Rep of Benin, until his death, some years ago. He was a victim of Kenya airway: bus (a310-300) flight kq430 plane crash.

The deceased, Engineer PAUL MCKINNEY banked with us and has a closing balance as at July 2001 worth $24.5m (Twenty four million five hundred thousand usd).Which My bank, now expects a next-of-kin to claim as the beneficiary of the funds, efforts has been made by FINANCIAL BANK BENIN WEST AFRICA to get in touch with the McKinney's Family or relative but to no avail.

Based on the perceived possibility of not being able to locate Engr. Paul McKinney next-of-kin, the management under the influence of our chairman and the board of directors are making arrangements for the funds to be declared unclaimed and channeled to an unknown account. It is based on this that I have contacted you to stand as the next-of-kin of late Engr. Paul McKinney so that the funds, will be released and paid into your account as the beneficiary/next-of-kin to the deceased.

All documents, and proof to enable you get the funds have been carefully worked out as I have secured documents from the different offices concerned for the smooth transfer of the fund to your nominated account. It has been agreed that the owner of the account will be compensated with 30% of the remitted Funds; while we keep 60% and 10% will be set aside to offset expenses both locally and internationally.

If this proposal satisfies you, please reach me by mail for more clarification about how this will be done.Thank you and have a good day work.



Yours faithfully,
Mr Patrick Martin,

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