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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: godwin mark <mrgodwinmark005@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <g_mark002@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2007 15:38:18 +0100
Subject: URGENT REPLY AND PLEASE CALL ME +229-93819374.



From Mr Godwin Mark.Cotonou Benin Republic.1st,July 2007.TEL:00229-93819374.
DEAR FRIEND,
I AM MR.GODWIN MARK, THE PRESENT BRANCH MANAGER OF A BANK HERE IN BENIN REPUBLIC WEST AFRICA I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO ASK FOR YOURSUPPORT AND COOPERATION TO CARRY OUT THIS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN MY DEPARTMENT.
WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF $25.5 MILLION IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS.WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY OF A WIFE AND HIS ONLY DAUGHTER IN AIR CRASH, ALASKA AIRLINE FLIGHT 261 ON 31ST JANUARY 2000.SINCE WE HEARD OF HIS DEATH,NOBODY HAS COME FOR ANY CLAIMS AS NOBODY KNEW OF THE ACCOUNT.THE NAME OF OUR LATE CUSTOMER IS MORRIS THOMPSON,HIS WIFE'S NAME THELMAN THOMPSON, DAUGHTER'S NAME SHERYL THOMPSON,THE OWNER OF DOYON LTD, IN ALASKA. YOU CAN CONFIRM THE STORY FROM THE BELOW WEBSITE.

http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.htm

WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND FILE FOR CLAIMS FOR HIS MONEY AS THE HEIR,BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE THE FUNDS FROM HIS ACCOUNT UNLESS SOMEONE APPLIES FOR CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES.UNFORTUNATELY, NEITHER HIS FAMILY MEMBER NOR DISTANT RELATIVE HAS EVER APPEARED TO CLAIM THE SAID FUNDS.

UPON THIS DISCOVERY,I AND OTHER OFFICIALS IN MY DEPARTMENT AGREED TO LOOK FOR A FOREIGNER WHOM WE CAN PRESENT AS THE NEXT OF KIN,AND HEIR TO THE FUND SO THAT THE FUND CAN BE PAID TO HIM SO THATWE CAN SHARE IT WITH HIM BECAUSE IF NOTHING IS DONE SOON,THE FUNDS WILL BE RETURNED TO THE BANKS TREASURYAS UNCLAIMED FUND AND THE BANK WILL CONFISCATE THEFUNDS AND THAT WILL BE THE END.

WE HAVE AGREED THAT OUR RATIO OF SHARING WILL BE AS STATED THUS: 30% OF THE TOTAL MONEY WILL BE YOURS WHILE 70% WILL BE FOR ME AND OTHER OFFICIALS INVOLVED.INDICATE YOUR INTEREST BY A RETURN E-MAIL WITH YOUR FULL NAME AND PERSONAL PHONE NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION.
NOTE ALSO, THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE I MAINTAIN ULTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY BECAUSE OF THE POSITION I OCCUPIED IN MY OFFICE.I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.

THANKS.
GODWIN MARK.
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