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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22993859789 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "USUARIO DO SISTEMA" <office.email09@ig.com.br>
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:17:31 +0200
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF Eng Johnson Peter.


FROM THE DESK OF Eng Johnson Peter.
DIRECTORS FORIGN REMITANCE DEPT
AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK PLC
DATE: 24TH MAY 2008
TELEPHONE: +229-93-859-789
E-MAIL: mrjonsonpeter@live.com

Attn:

Dear friend,

Your message was quite received. Note that henceforth you should reply me
through this email box. You were contacted because I want to secure and
invest this fund in your country and I wish to do it through you since I am
a civil servant.As a civil servant, I cannot have such money in my account.
If I do, it will be suspected. More so, I am not a foreigner. This in a
nutshell is why I contacted you. Your country of origin or whether you are
truly related to the deceased does not matter. I needed to take the money
out of this country soonest.

To actualize the transaction, we shall use your personal data to apply for
the payment of the US$15 Million as business partner. How we do it is easy
because I have involved a classmate of mine who is a renowned lawyer and
very much-versed in codicils . Everything about the fund has been narrated
to this lawyer and he will help us to acquire the legal documents, which
will confer on you the right over the fund.

After the fund has been duly deposited in your own account, I shall invest
in shares and real estate and any other business, which you may suggest but
it must be very lucrative. What is your occupation? Will you be able to come
here for a preliminary meeting so that we can meet and know each other
before we take off in the deal?

Please reconfirm your interest in the proposed transaction by reconfirming
below information for effective communication. When you do this I will have
more confidence to deal with you. When I receive your next reply, I will
send to you my ID Card, the certificate of deposit for the money and the
death certificate of the deceased to confirm that the proposal is genuine
and true. please kindly help in this investment my dear.

YOUR PERSONAL DATA:

FULL NAMES:________________________________________
DATE OF BIRTH:_____________________________________
NATIONALITY: _______________________________________
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: ___________________________
HOME ADDRESS:____________________________________
OFFICE ADDRESS:___________________________________
TELEPHONE NUMBER:________________________________
OCCUPATION:______________________________________
POSITION HELD:______________________________________


Note that after the 9/11 terrorists attacks, banks are very skeptical and
they ask so many questions hence it is better the paying bank contacts your
bank after the fund has been approved in your favour. Banks do honour
bank-to-bank communication more than individual's hence my advice.
Therefore, never mention the transaction to your bank or any other 3rd party
until the money is approved and transferred. At that time, they will be
contacted and furnished with supportive documents for the transfer, which
exonerates you from queries or suspicion that the money is drug or terrorist
money.

Finally ,Reply me ASAP and I will give you more details. My personal and
direct telephone number is: + 229-93-859-789. You can call me on phone or
send me an email. Sorry once again for late response but henceforth, reply
me through this box because is more secured and private. E-mail address :(
mrjonsonpeter@live.com ) Please always use this in all future
correspondences for security reason.

Looking forward to hearing from you as soon as possible and my regards to
your family's.

Best Regards,

Eng Johnson Peter.
Cotonou,Benin Republic.
CALL ME Tel +229-938-59-789
Email: mrjonsonpeter@live.com

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