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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "keep it confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "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.
  • chiefauditordonald@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Auditor Donald" <auditordonald@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: chiefauditordonald@myway.com
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 10:15:16 +0000
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP.

FROM:MR DONALD DUKE
CHIEF AUDITOR MINISTRIE
OF FINANCE ECONOMICS
COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIC.
ADDRESS:01 Bp 134 COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIQUE
Reply to:chiefauditordonald@yahoo.com


Dear Sir/Madam,

It is my great pleasure to write you this letter on behalf of my
colleagues.I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in
execution of a deal here under for the benefit of all parties, and hope you
will keep it confidential because of the nature of this business.

I am MR DONALD DUKE CHIEF AUDITOR MINISTRIE OF FINANCE ECONOMICS
COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIC.I got your information when I was searching for a
reliable,honest and trustworthy person to entrust this business with.I was
simply inspired and motivated to pick your contact from the many names and
lists in the web site.I wish to transfer the sum of $14,300,000.00 USD
(Fourteen Million Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only.)into
your personal or company`s bank account.

This fund was a residue of the over invoiced Industrial Contract bills
awarded by MINISTRIE OF FINANCE ECONOMICS COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIC to some
foreign firms.This DEAL was deliberately hatched out and carefully protected
with all the attendant lope holes sealed off.As the chief auditor,I have the
cooperation and mandate of the Financial Director and the Secretary. It was
my consensus to seek the assistance of a willing foreigner to provide us
with the facilities to transfer this money out of West Africa.This is borne
out of our beleive in the non-stable and sporous political nature of this
sub-region.

The original contractors have been duely paid by the Banque Centrale Des
Etats De L`Afrique De L`Ouest (Central Bank of the West African States)This
balance is suspended in the escrow accounts awaiting claims by any foreign
company of our choice.I intend to pay out this fund now as the organisation
is winding up its activities. Based on the laws and ethics of employment,we
as civil servants working under this organisation, are not allowed to
operate a foreign account.This is the more reason why we needed your
assistance to provide an account that can sustain this fund for safe keeping
and our future investment with your comprehensive advise,assistance and
partnership in your country.

It does not matter whether or not your company does contract projects of the
nature described here. The assumption is that your company won the major
contract and subcontracted it to other companies. More often than not, big
trading companies and firms of unrelated fields wins major contracts and
subcontract to more specialized firms for execution.

I have however agreed,as the account owner in this deal to allow you 40% of
the entire sum as compensation,why 55% will be held on trust for me while 5%
will be used to defray any incidental charges and cost if any,during the
course of the transactions.This transaction will be successfully concluded
within 5-7 days if you accord us your unalloyed and due cooperation.You
should provide the followings.

1. Your bank name and address
2. Your private and confidential telephone
3. Name to be used as beneficiary
4. Your bank Telephone and fax number
5. Or you can within the shortest possible time, confidentially open an
entire new (Virgin) account for the transaction. I would prefer this
arrangement.

Upon the receipt of this informations,the certificate of job completion of
one of the contracts will be issued in your for the transfering of the fund
to your nominated account without delay.As with the case of all organised
(sensitive)and conspired DEALS,we solicit for our unreserved
confidentiality and utmost secret in this business. We hope to retire
peacefully and lead a
honourable business life afterwards. There are no risks involved.

Well, this is the sharing ratio of this $14.3M for both of us:-

1) I want you to know that my 55% from this fund $14.3M is: $ 7,865,000 :00.

2) While your own 40% from this fund $14.3M is: $5,720,000:00.

3) While 5% from this fund $14.3M for any expenses Made by you and me is:
$715,000:00.


REPLY ASAP.

WITH REGARDS.
MR DONALD DUKE (CHIEF AUDITOR).
Reply to:chiefauditordonald@yahoo.com

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