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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: ju tal <ju_tal01@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: juo_tal002@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 15:26:56 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Urgent reply needed.


Dear Trusted Friend,

I pray that this email reaches you in the best of health. Please do not take this for a junk letter though it may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we have not yet met. The message could be strange but it's real if you pay some attention to it. I want to notify you about it at list, for the sake of your integrity.

In a brief introduction, I am Mr Justice Talou, working with a Bank here in COTONOU-REPUBLIC OF BENIN. I have a very interesting transaction to discuss with you. The business under discussion has to do with one late Mr. George Stearns a national of your country, who is a Consultant/ contractor with Societe Nationale Des Products D' Agricole (SONAPRA) Company in Benin-Cotonou.

On Thursday, December 25, 2003, George Stearns with his wife and their only daughter were involved in Air-Crash near the Atlantic Ocean in Cotonou suburb. For more clarifications, you can visit the CNN web news for the tragedy.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/

Since then I have made several inquiries at the embassy of his country here in Benin Republic, in a bid to locate any relation of George Stearns. All attempts to reach the next of kin of late Mr. George has been futile as he had no family here in Benin Republic and this prompted me to contact you. I want you and I to go into partnership, the nature of your business is completely irrelevant to this transaction as all I need from you is an assurance that my interest will be fully protected once this transaction is concluded.

Late Mr. George Stearns, made a numbered time (fixed) deposited for twelve calendar and his account with our Bank accrues to about (Six Million, Three hundred and Fifty- Two Thousand US Dollars) $USD6.352M.


According to the Benin Law, at the expiration of (five) 5 years, the money will be reverted to the ownership of Republic of Benin if nobody applies to claim the funds.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to George Stearns so that the fruits of this old man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials who will latter use the money to sponsor war in Africa and kill innocent citizens in the search of political power/seat.

Please note that there will be no problem at all, my position here in the Bank guarantees the successful execution of this transaction within 7 Banking days and the money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 40% for you and 60% for me. This is very simple, I will like you to reply immediately so that I can send you the Text of application which you will fill and apply to the bank as the next of kin to late Mr. George and I will use my good position in the Bank to make sure that the application is approved, during board meeting for immediate payment.

If you are interested, Kindly reply immediately so that we can proceed at once. Please send me your private phone, or mobile numbers for easier correspondence.

I look forward to hearing from you soon. Thank you very much for your time and co-operation.

Best Regards,
Mr Justice Talou.





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