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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:
  • "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.
• 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.
  • +22993413726 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Richard Adies <adiesrichard56@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <adiesrichard@hotmail.fr>
Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 04:01:19 +0200
Subject: URGENT & CONFIDENTIAL



From Dr.Adies RichardAuditing and Account DirectorCredit Bank of Benin+229 93 413 726

My Dear, I am Dr.Adies Richard, the director in charge of auditing and accounting section of Credit Bank Benin,Cotonou,Republ­­­­­­ic of Benin,West Africa, and also a special account officer of Mr. Peter Lund,a European.He was a seasoned contractor with Benin Cement Company,Cotonou, who unfortunately died in a plane crash of Union Transport Africaines Flight Boeing 727 in Cotonou, Republic of Benin on 25th December, 2003.You will read more stories about the crash on visiting this website:
1.www.guardian.co.uk­­­­­­/worldlatest/st­o­r­y­/­0­,1280,-355­52­01­,0­0.­ht­ml2.w­ww.­cnn­.co­m/2­003­­/WOR­LD/a­fric­a/12­­/26/­­benin­.cras­h/­­­ Before his death on the 25th December 2003, Mr.Lund has a fixed deposit account with the bank and no other person know about this account or have any information relating to this account.The account has no beneficiary nor did next-of-kin other than him and my investigation reveal 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. After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you.

I'm contacting you to assist in remittance of the dormant fund as the next of kin left behind by Mr. Lund so as not to allow the bank confisticate or declare the funds unserviceable according to Benin Republic financial law on unclaimed bills which the government usually map out for the purchase of ammunitions which are the major course of connflicts in the west of Africa.
Consequently, I'm seeking your consent to present you as the next-of-kin of the deceased so that the outstanding fixed deposit (US$22.1M) will be remitted into any designated account of yours and will be shared according to percentages.I have all necessary legal documents to back up this claim.
All that is required of you is absolute honesty, total commitment,co-operat­­­­­­ion & absolute confidentiality.Be rest-assured that this transaction will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect both parties from breach of the law and it is 100% risk free and attracts no authorities and every information you will require as the next of kin will be forwarded to you after your final acceptance to help me champion this deal.
If this proposal is acceptable to you, kindly email your following information to me:a. Full Name(s)
b. Direct phone & fax number(s)
c. Your direct email & any other information you may deem helpful.

I will use this information to communicate you and i await your call as well.You can call me on my direct mobile phone +229 93 413 726 for discussion .Thank you for your cooperation until I read from you or recieve your call.

Yours Truly,Dr.Adies Richard.
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