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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• 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.
  • +22997771305 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: VINGHCENT MARK <vc.mark1@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <vinghmacc@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 20:56:56 +0100
Subject: TREAT PERSONAL



Mr.Vinghcent Mark.
Centeral Bank of
West Africa States.
+229 97 77 13 05

Dear One

I am Mr.Vinghcent Mark. head of Auditing,Centeral Bank of West Africa States Benin.On Wednesday 19April, 2000 one Mr. Andreas Schranne, German National, a property magnate, whom I was his accounting officer made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit, valued at$9.600.000 (Nine Million, Six Hundred Thousand USD) for twelve calendar months in my Bank Branch. Upon Maturity,

we sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered that Mr.Andreas Schranne, his wife and only daughter was aboard the AF4590 plane, which crashed Monday, 31 July, 2000 into the Hotelissimo.You can read more about the crash on visiting this site http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

My investigation proved that he died with his supposed next of kin (the daughter Mrs.Andrea Eich) in the crash. The total sum, $9.600.000 is still in my bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it. Consequently, I shall present you to stand in as the next of kin to the late Mr. Andreas Schranne.

Consequently, upon acceptance of this proposal, I will give you detailed information on how this deal would be carried out. The money will be shared in the ratio: sixty five percent (65%) for me, thirty five percent (35%) for you.

I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law as I will use my position as the Bank's head of Auditors and his accounting officer to secure approvals and guarantee the successful execution of this transaction. Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is required. On your reply include your

(1)Private telephone
(2)fax number.(3)Your full name(4) your address.

Awaiting your urgent reply.

Best regards,
Mr.Vinghcent Mark
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