419 scam: "Patrick Luciani" <patrickluciani@augd.net63.net> Bouger Dansant

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- +22993980930 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- patrickluciani85@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Patrick Luciani" <patrickluciani@augd.net63.net>
Reply-To: patrickluciani85@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:44:34 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Bouger Dansant

ROM: BARRISTER PATRICK LUCIANI
Head,LUCIANI chambers and Associet
Email:patrickluciani85@yahoo.com
Phone :+229 93980930

To You Dansant

I am PATRICK LUCIANI, the Personal Attorney to a Foreign Contractor, who
worked with a Multinational Oil Firm here in Cotonou Benin republic.
On the December 25, 2003 , my client,Engr. B. J Dansant,a national of your
country,an oil Merchant /Contractor with the Federal Government of
Benin,He died along with his entire family of a wife and two children in
airplane Boeing 727 ghastly Air-Crash.For more about the Air Crash you can
visit the CNN web news.Until his death few years ago on one have call me
or ask me anything as his Brother or her Sister,
Before his death, he had an account with the bank valued at
five Million Five hundred thousand dollars ( 5.5 M USD) at his
Bank in Benin here.
According to the Benin Law, at the expiration of Sis years
if nobody applies to claim the funds a grace of thirty (6) days will be
given before the money will revert to the ownership of the Benin government
treasury department.
I seek the consent to present you as the rightful next of
kin to my late client,since you have the same last name with him.

I called the Bank Maneger about this matter before contacted you and he
said that i should contact any of this family member before the money can
pay to them as i want.

So that the proceeds of the pâyment of the money to your account number to
your Country so that i will come over there for the sharing of the money
present Back to me with your contact informations as follow.
1 YOUR NAME:
2 YOUR PHONE NUMBER:
3 YOUR AGE :
4 YOUR FAX:
5 EMAIL :
I will forward to you all the necessary documents attached
to this matter for proper proves as soon as possible.
Reply me as soon as possible with this email patrickluciani85@yahoo.com or
call me with this number Phone :+229 93980930.
Regards,
Barr. Patrick Lucianio. (Esq.)
Attorney at Law
Phone :+229 93980930
email :patrickluciani85@yahoo.com

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