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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:
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "trunk boxes" (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)
  • "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.
  • s_bungahi@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:57:47 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?ATTN/_PERSONAL_LETTER_TO_YOU:?=


ATTN/ PERSONAL LETTER TO YOU:
It affords me a great pleasure to have a business transaction with you. In a brief introduction, my name is SOLOMON BUNGAHI, a Sierra-leonean by nationality.I am the son of late NJAMAH BUNGAHI the former sierra-leonean minister of internal affairs who was assassinated in Freetown sierra-leon on the 2nd of July 2003 by the rebbel forces led by major John Koroma in the bit to overthrown the democratic government.
Before the assassination, my father was also the chairman of the sierra-leonean national diamond and gold cooperation. The war that broke-out from the unlawful rabbel overthrown forced us to flew to a neighbouring village until the West African Peace Keeping Force (ECOMOG) took control of my village mende then I decided to go back to our family to search for some vital document and valuables. When I was searching for document I found keys to my father's under ground safe, where I discover A payment voucher and A Certificate of Deposit of Consignment 2 Trunk boxes contain U.S. dollars ($21.5M) being proceeds gotten from the sales of Gold and Diamond to Libyan government by the co operation which my father was the chairman. My father Depsited the 2 Trunk boxes Consignment with TRANS SECURITIES OF COTONOU-REPUBLIC OF BENIN Republic as a family treasure.Therefore, I decided to contact you first because I needed a foreign partner who will help me to receive the consignment in his country, and pay in the fund into his or her account after which I will come over for sharing and investment. Note that on conclusion of this transaction, I would like to invest in real estate or any other lucrative business you might suggest as I wish to have a partnership with you.
If you are interested:
(1) I will send to you the telephone number of the security company in Cotonou, Republic of Benin for you to confirm the availability of the treasure boxes(fund)
(2) I will also fax the security company's Deposite Certificate and the receipt of the deposit payment by deceased father.
(3) For your assistance, I have accepted to compensate you with 30% of the total fund, 10% to be paid back any expnses that you will incure during the complition of this transaction.While, 60% shall be for ME which you will help invest into buying of shares/stock also to continue my education therein.
I look forward to having a good business relationship with you.I will be very grateful to hear a positive response from you as soon as possible in this my email box or Via this my private email address: s_bungahi@yahoo.com
Yours sincerely,
Solomon Bungahi.


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