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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge sum of money" (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 united state 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "30% for you " (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)
  • "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "a reliable and reputable person to handle this" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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 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.
  • chrisjuel55@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "CHRIS JUEL" <chrisjuel10@ig.com.br>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:54:31 -0700
Subject: PROFITABLE TRANSACTION MR CHRIS JUEL[MANAGER]


*PROFITABLE TRANSACTION MR CHRIS JUEL[MANAGER]*

*DEAR FRIEND,
FIRST I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION, THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF
ITS NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET. THOUGH I KNOW THAT
TARANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE ANY ONE APPREHENSIVE AND WORRIED, BUT
I AM ASSURING YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OF THE DAY.
WE HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU DUE TO THE URGENCY OF THIS TRANSACTION, AS WE
HAVE BEEN RELIABLY INFORMED OF YOUR DISCREETNESS AND ABILITY IN TRANSACTION OF
THIS NATURE. LET ME START BY INTRODUCING MYSELF PROPERLY TO YOU.I AM CHRIS JUEL
THE MANAGER WITH THE BANK OF AFRICA , COTONOU BENIN .I CAME TO KNOW YOU IN MY
PRIVATE SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE THIS CONFIDENTIAL
TRANSACTION, WHICH INVOLVES THE TRANSFER OF HUGE SUM OF MONEY TO A FOREIGN
ACCOUNT REQUIRING MAXIMUM CONFIDENC E. THE PROPOSITION:
A FOREIGNER AN AUSTRALIA, LATE ENGR. STEVE MOORE (SNR.) AN BUESSINE MERCHANT
WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF BENIN, UNTIL HIS DEATH YEARS AGO IN KENYA AIR
BUS (A310-! 301) FLIGHT KQ431, BANKED WITH US AT BANK OF BENIN , COTONOU AND
HAD A CLOSING BALANCE AS AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER, 2003 WORTH US$30,000,000.00
(THIRTY MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS), THE BANK NOW EXPECTS A NEXT OF KIN AS
BENEFICIARY.*

*VALUABLE EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE BY THE BANK OF AFRICAN TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ANY
OF THE MOORE'S FAMILY OR RELATIVES BUT TO NO SUCCESS.
IT IS BECAUSE OF THE PERCEIVED POSSIBILITY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCATE ANY OF
LATE ENGR. STEVE MOORE (SNR.)' S NEXT KIN (HE HAD NO WIFE OR CHILDREN THAT
IS KNOW TO US).*

*THE MANAGEMENT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF OUR CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS, THAT ARRANGE HAS BEEN MADE FOR THE FUND TO BE DECLARED
"UNCLAIMED" AND SUBSEQUENTLY BE DONATED TO THE TRUST FUND FOR ARMS
AND AMMUNITION TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE COURSE OF WAR IN AFRICA AND THE WORLD IN
GENERAL.
IN ORDER TO AVERT THIS NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENT SOME OF MY TRUSTED COLLEAGUES AND I
NOW SEEK YOUR PERMISSION TO HAVE YOU STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO! LATE ENGR. STEVE
MOORE (SNR.) SO THAT THE FUND US$30 MILLION WILL BE RELEASED AND PAID INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT AS THE BENEFICIARY'S NEXT OF KIN. ALL DOCUMENTS AND PROVES TO
ENABLE YOU
GET HIS FUND WILL BE CAREFULLY WORKED OUT. WE HAVE SECURE FROM THE PROBATE AN
ORDER OF MADAMUS TO LOCATE ANY OF DECEASED BENEFICIARIES, AND MORE SO WE ARE
ASSURING YOU THAT THIS BUSINESS IS 100% RISK FREE INVOLVEMENT.
YOUR SHARE STAYS WHILE THE REST BE FOR MYSELF AND MY COLLEAGUES FOR INVESTMENT
PURPOSE. ACCORDING TO AGREEMENT WITHIN BOTH PARTIES. AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE AN
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF THIS MESSAGE IN ACCEPTANCE OF OUR MUTUAL BUSINESS
PROPOSAL, WE WOULD FURNISH YOU WITH THE NECESSARY MODALITIES AND DISBURSEME N T
RATIO TO SUITE BOTH PARTIES WITH OUT ANY CONFLICT. WHILE REPLYING FURNISH ME
WITH YOUR PRIVATE FAX AND PHONE NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATION,BANK NAME,BANK
ACCOUNT NUMBER,COMPANIES NAME AND ADDRESS.
THE SHARING OF THE FUND ARE THUS: 30% FOR YOU THE ACCOUNT OWNER,60% FOR I AND
MY **!**TRUSTED COLLEAGUES AND THE REMAINNING 10% FOR EXPENSES FOR
BOTH PARTIES. IF
THIS PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTABLE BY YOU, DO NOT MAKE UNDUE ADVANTAGE OF THE TRUST WE
HAVE BESTOWED IN YOU.
BEST REGARDS,
Pls contact me on my private **chrisjuel55@yahoo.com*

*MR. CHRIS JUEL{MANAGER}*

Anti-fraud resources:

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