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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:
  • "million 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)
  • "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.
  • +22993680617 (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.
  • joseph_walter@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "joseph_walter25@terra.es" <joseph_walter25@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 02:32:18 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: PLEASE VERY URGENT



DR JOSEPH WALTER
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT,
CEMAC BANK OF AFRICA,
COTONOU-BENIN REPBLIC.
CELL PHONE:+229-93-680617

ATTN:PLEASE

I AM DR JOSEPH WALTER , A BANKER BY PROFESSION AND CURRENTLY A DIRECTOR WITH CEMAC BANK OF AFRICA COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC BRANCH. I GET YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS IN MY SEARCH FOR A REPUTABLE AND RELIABLE PERSON TO HELP ME
CLAIM THE SUM OF UD$15 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS DEPOSITED IN OUR BANK BY ONE OF OUR CUSTOMER WHO DIE WITH THE WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN ON THE 21ST DAY OF APRIL 2004 IN A CAR CLASH ALONG NOVESSEL ROAD. SINCE HIS DEATH NO ONE HAS COME UPAS HIS NEXT OF KIN AND ALL OUR EFFORTS TO LOCATE ANY MEMBER OF HIS IMMEDIATE FAMILY HAS PROVE ABORTIVE THAT WAS WHY I DECIDED TO SEE IF I CAN GET ANYBODY WHO HAS THE SAME LAST NAME WITH HIM VIA INTERNET PREFERABLY SOME ONE OF THE SAME NATIONALITY WITH
HIM WHICH I BELIEVE YOU HAVE ALL THE QUALITIES WE NEED. WHY I AM CONTACTING YOU IS PRESENT YOU TO OUR BANK AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO OUR DECEASED CUSTOMER HE WAS A DRILLING CONTRACTOR WITH SOME OIL COMPANIES HERE IN WEST AFRICA,BECAUSE
YOU HAVE THE SAME LAST NAME WITH HIM.
SO IT WILL BE MORE ACCEPTABLE AND WISER TO PRESENT YOU THROUGH PAPER WORK TO THE BANK FOR THE CLAIM OF THE TOTAL FUND. I WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS THAT THE BANK MAY REQUEST FROM YOU AND I FOLLOW UP
THE TRANSFER OF THE FUND INTO YOUR A/C AS AN INSIDER.
IT WILL INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT I AND MY PARTNERS HAS BEEN KEEPING OUR EYES ON THIS FUNDS AND HAS PUT THE ACCOUNT BLINDAND COVERED TO THE PUBLIC BY KEEPING THE ACCOUNT DORMANT TO ENABLE OUR PLANS FOR THE FUNDS TO
COME THROUGH AND THIS IS THE TIME AND WE ARE HAPPY TO LOCATE YOU FOR THE PERFECTION OF THE TRANSFER OF THE FUND INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK A/C TO BE GIVEN. AS SOON AS I GET YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE I WILL UPDATE YOU ABOUT THE MODE OF DISBURSEMENT AND WE WILL ALSO NEED TO KNOW ABOUT INVESTING IN
YOUR COUNTRY AS A WAY TO OF HELPING YOU PEOPLE WHO SUPPOSE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THIS FUNDS . LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR URGENT RESPONSE BY UPDATING ME WITH YOUR DIRECT
TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION.

YOURS SPECIALLY

DR JOSEPH WALTER

PLEASE VERY URGENT
Get back to me through my alternative email address:
PLEASE REPLY TO: joseph_walter@myway.com





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