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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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.
  • +22997985896 (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.
  • avocat_bocovooffice@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Barrister Bocovo <eveise2004@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: avocat_bocovooffice@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 07:24:03 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear Bettin Ingrid Vogel


FROM Fred Bocovo
Immeuble Face Musse Ethnographique .
B.P 40 Porto - Novo
Republique du Benin Tel+229-97985896
Private E-mail : avocat_bocovooffice@yahoo.com

ATTN: Vogel

I am Fred Bocovo, private and personal attorney to
Late Mr. Anders Vogel, a national of your country
and a government contractor who used to work as the
Director of Anders Contruction Company here in
Benin West Africa,Here in after shall be Referred to
as my client. My Client Mr. Anders was involve in
Dec. 25 , 2003, chartered Boeing 727 jet bound for
Beirut, Lebanon, that crashed after hitting a
building on takeoff, killing at least 140 people
including Mr. Anders and his entire family as the
where heading to Beirut for Holidays.
After his death , I discovered a contract file that
was Executed by his company (Anders Construction
Company S.A ), this contract was executed between
April 2002 to November 2003, the contract worth (Ten
Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollar)
US$ 10,500,000.00 was awarded to Anders Construction
Company by the Benin Ministry of Public Works and
Transport, for the construction of Cotonou/Porto-Novo
Express Road, after due investigation through the
file, I discovered that Mr. Anders completed the
contract on November 2003 and was not paid before his
sudden death,
Since then I have made several enquiries to your
embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives
but all efforts was just in vain.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided
to track 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 this money
from the Benin Ministry of Public Works and Transport;
before they cancel the dept as unclaimed bill.
As the attorney to the deceased, I received a letter
from the Ministry , they want me to provide the next
of kin to Late Mr. Anders or have the account
confiscated. Since I have been unsuccessful in
Locating the relatives for over three years.
Now I seek your consent to present you as the next of
kin of the deceased since you have The same last name
so that the proceeds of this fund valued at $10.5
million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me
can Share the money 60% to me and 40% to you.
I have in my possition all the legal contract
documents that can be used to back up any claim we may
make .All I require is your honest cooperation to
enable us seeing this Deal through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law, but you must also agree not to
disclose or pass any information related to this
business to any body for security reason and to avoid
eye brow ,
And the way we are going to achieve this is I will
need the following information from you,Your Full Name
and Address,Your Age, Occupation and Position,Your
Telephone Mobile and Fax Number for Communication
Purpose. you can call me at
+229-97985896 .

I await your Call and reply ASAP
Your Full Name and Address,
Your Age,
Occupation and Position,
Your Telephone Mobile and Fax Number for Communication
Purpose.

Private E-mail- avocat_bocovooffice@yahoo.com
Best Regards
Fred Bocovo


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