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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:
  • "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "huge deposit" (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 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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +22998303590 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
  • +22998759442 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Anani Cassa <fredyamouya99@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: anani_cassa@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 16:14:50 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Dear; Joewein





























>From Gustave  ANANI CASSA
Avocats 06 BP 1046, Cotonou
Republique Du Benin
Private Tel: +229-98-30-35-90
E-mail:   
 
ATTN:  Joewein

 
I know you will be very surprised to read from someone relatively unknown to you before. I must appologise for this unsolicited message to you, I want you to know that the essence of this message is strictly confidential and for mutual benefit between you and I and nothing more.
 
I am advocat Gustave  ANANI CASSA, the private attorney to Late Engr. Markus Joewein, a national of your country and an Ex-Director of (TOTAL BENIN) an oil servising company based in Benin Republic West Africa, Here in after shall be Referred to as my client.
 
On December 25, 2003., my client and his entrie family were involved in chartered Boeing 727 jet bound for Beirut,Lebanon, that crashed after hitting a building on takeoff, killing at least 140 people including my client and his entire family as the where heading to Beirut for Holidays. Since the incidence, I have made several enquiries through your embassy to see if I could locate any of my clients extended relatives,but all to no avail. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track down his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.
 
I have contacted you to assist in Repatriating the funds and other valuable assets(GOLD) estimated at about $25.3M USD (Twenty five million three hundred thousand United state Dollars), left behind by my late client before his death in 2003.These huge deposits were particularly lodged with the "AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK " An affiliate of Commercial Bank of Africa where the Deceased lodged the money and the valuables before his demise.
 
The Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin to the deceased or the account will be confiscated and declared unservice-able by the Bank here. Since I have been unsuccessful in Locating the relatives for over 5 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the Heir apparant to the deceased (next of kin) since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued $25.3 million United States Dollars can be paid into your account and then you and I can Share the money ...50% to me and 50% to you. I will use my position as an attorney to procure all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up this claim.
 
I guarantee that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law, and I equally  want to assure you that all modalities for the successful transfer of this fund has been perfectly worked out. All I required is your mutual understanding and honest cooperation to enable us seeing this Deal through. And the way we are going to achieve this is, I will need the following information from you,
 
Your Full Names and Address,
Your Age, Occupation and Position,
Your Telephone, Mobile and Fax number for Communication Purpose.
For privacy please call me +229 98759442.
I await your reply ASAP.
 
Best Regards
Gustave A. CASSA


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