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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:
  • "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: ibraima fadoul <ibraimafad48@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <ibraimafad0@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 09:47:52 +0100
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANT.



Hello Dear,

With utmost secrecy i despatch this email to you, to enable you understand my plight.I am a senior staff with Diamond Bank here in Benin Republic.


I was the sole account officer to Dr Nwezi Ayilawadje,a former Minister and also the Director of Finance with the Ecowas Police Equipment Trust Fund Committee.


For the past years, i assisted him in transfering over One Hundred and Eighteen Million Euros to various bank accounts out side Africa. which was not traceable even after his detained,probed and jailed which resulted to his untimely death.


While he was detained, i diverted Nine Miliion Euros to a financial Vault in Indonesia and quickly diverted the renaining Six Million-Five Hundred Thousand Euros to a Proxy account with my bank -Diamond Bank here in Benin Republic were i work.


What i want from you is to bare your heart sincerely to me if you will accept and decide to coporate with me in receiving this money safely into a foreign account.The proxy account detail informations are with me personally.The terms and conditions of your assisted service will be discussed with you as we commence.


Thanks in anticipation to receive your response.

Mr Ibraima Fadoul.
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