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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:
  • "million united states 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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • +22993203419 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR.JOSH Abouji" <drjoshaboujibb02@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: drjoshaboujib2@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 06:50:25 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Dr.Josh abouji


Attn Dear trusted  Friend,

Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal
ethics. I will introduce myself first to you.My name is DR.JOSH ABOUJI
,manager in the accounts management section of BANQUE SAHELO -SAHARIENNE
POUR L' INVESTISSEMENT ET LE COMMERCE (B.S.I.C)here in bénin republic. One
of our accounts with holding balance of USD15,000,000(Fifteen Million United
States Dollars) has been dormant and it has not been operated for the past
years and an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer ( Mr.Austin 
Brandy) who died along with his entire family on 25th December 2003 in a
plane crash.

VIEW THIS WEB SITE
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html     

And since then nobody has done anything as regards the claiming of this
money because he has no family members who are aware of the existence of
neither the account nor the funds. I have secretly discussed this matter
with some of the bank officials and we have agreed to find a reliable
foreign partner to make this deal. We thus propose to do business with you,
standing in as the next of kin, so that this fund will released to you after due processes have been followed.

If you accept to carry out this project with us, we will offer you 40% of
the total sum, while I and my colleagues involved will take 60% of the total
sum. Upon your acceptance to do this deal with us, we will jointly effect
the transfer within eight working days.This transaction is totally free of
risk and troubles as the fund is legitimate and does not originate from
drug, money laundry, terrorism or any other illegal act. On your interest,
let me hear from you,along with your contact phone number for easy
communication.



Regards,
DR.JOSH ABOUJI
+229 932 034 19.

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