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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:
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: bensonedwine@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:59:38 +0800 (CST)
Subject: From Mr Benson Edwine


From Mr Benson Edwine
Pardon me if I have offended you by contacting you for this important request, which made me to contact you; I found Your profile and decided to reach you directly to solicit your assistance and Guidelines in making a business investment My name is Benson edwine ,Principal Executive Officer,and Audit Department in Abidjan Cote Ivoire.During the yearly preliminary in-house auditing of accounts,I discovered an account opened in 1999 and since 2007 has remained dormant and has not been operated till date.The total amount in this account is
$10.5Million US Dollar.Less acruse interest. I then decided to investigate this account for more informations,only to find out that the owner of this account,a foreigner has died intestate leaving no heirs or next of kin who could make a claim.

Presently,i am the only one in our organization with access to this information and i have decided to keep it that way and claim the money for myselves using a second party who will take the place of the deceased (next of kin).I will supply the necessary information on the deceased and ensure that the claim application is giving immediate approval.Documents like the Death and Deposit certificate will be arranged and forwarded to the bank.

I have earmarked a commission of 50% of the total amount for you.The remaining 50% you will help me invest in profitable Stocks and Shares in your country.I would like to get your decision to this proposal as soon as possible and on receipt of your decision,i will fax or email you explicit details of the already completed groundwork on this project. I look forward to hear from you. Be rest assured that this transaction has been well organized, 100% safe, legal, risk free and should be kept very confidential.Please, contact me for the way forward in this transaction. If you think we can do this together in trust.
Best Regards,
Mr.Benson edwine




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