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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)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "hilary momoh" <hilmomoh@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: hilarymomoh@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 11:38:50 +0000
Subject: I want to work with you.

Dear Friend,

I am Mr.Hilary Momoh, the Audit control Manager of African Development Bank
A.D.B, and also a special account officer to a foriegn customer with the
bank. He was a Seasoned Contractor with Togo Cement Company in Lome - Togo ;
who unfortunately died in the plane crash of Union Transport Africains
Flight Boeing 727 in Cotonou, Benin republic on the december 25,2003.

Before his death, he has a fixed deposit account with my bank and no other
person knows about this account or any thing concerning it. My investigation
and a review of the account opening file proved that his supposed next of
kin died along with him in the crash. Since then I have made several
enquiries to locate any of his extended relatives, this has also proved
unsuccessful. I decided to contact you so that I can use my official
capacity to attest that you are the bona-fide next of kin so that approval
will be given for the release and transfer of the money to an account you
will norminate before the fund will be confiscated or declared unserviceable
by the bank.The account balance is at US$8.6 million.

Upon transfer to your account, I have the plan to resign my appointment with
the bank so that I can come over to your country for the shearing of the
fund with you in the percentage we will agree on.I have the official
capacity toperfect the logistics required to ensure a swift approval and
hitch free transfer under a well arranged risk free framework.All I require
is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee
that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect
you from any breach of the law.

All documents of transaction will be destroyed immedia tely we receive this
money leaving no trace to any place.Please reply back to my private email
address

Best regards,

Mr.Hilary Momoh,

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