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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million us 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.

Fraud email example:

From: MARIUS ELEGBEBE <mr.mariuselegbebe39@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <mr.mariuselegbebe@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 11:23:17 +0200
Subject: Mr Holden Clive Petterson Next of Kin



FROM:MR MARIUS ELEGDEBE ,CONTINENTAL BANK PLC,COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC.
Dear Trusting Friend,

I pray that this email reaches you in the best of health. In this good Year, I present my best wishes to you and your family with blessings, goodness and mercy. This letter may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we have not yet met. The message could be strange but it's real if you pay some attention to it. I want to notify you about it at least for the sake of your integrity.

In a brief introduction, I am Mr Marius Elegbebe, the Director of Operation with Continental Bank Plc ,Cotonou Republic of Benin. I have a very interesting transaction to discuss with you. The business under discussion has to do with Late Mr Holden Clive Petterson a nationality of your country, who was a Consultant with (SONACOP) oil Company in Cotonou Republic of Benin. I managed to get your contact details through the Internet search myself because time is of importance to it and I am desperately looking for a person to assist me pull this money out from the bank before our corrupt government officials will confiscate the money.

On Thursday, December 25, 2003, Late Mr Holden Clive Petterson his wife and their only daughter were involved in Air-Crash near the Atlantic Ocean in Cotonou suburb.For more clarifications, you can visit the CNN web news for the tragedy.http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash Or http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3350455.stm Since then I have made several inquiries to your Embassy in a bid to locate any relation of Late Mr Holden Clive Petterson , All attempts to reach the next of kin of Late Mr Holden Clive Petterson has been futile as He had no family here in Benin Republic. Hence my decision to contact you. I want you and I to go into partnership, the nature of your business is completely irrelevant to this transaction as all I need from you is an assurance that my interest will be fully protected once this transaction is concluded. Late Mr Holden Clive Petterson made a numbered time (fixed) deposited for twelve calendar and his account with our Bank accrues to about (Five Million US Dollars) $USD5M. According to the Benin Law, at the expiration of ( Four years ) the money will revert to the ownership of the Benin government if nobody applies to claim the funds.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to apply as the next of kin to Late Mr Holden Clive Petterson so that the fruits of this old man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials who will latter use the money to sponsor war in Africa and kill innocent citizens in the search for political power/seat.

Please note that there will be no problem at all, my position as the Director of Operation guarantees the successful execution of this transaction within 7 Banking days and the money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 40% for you and 60% for me. This is very simple, I will like you to reply immediately so that I can send you the Text of application which you will fill and apply to the bank as the next of kin to Late Mr Holden Clive Petterson and I will use my good position in the bank as the Director of Operation to make sure that the application is approved, during board meeting for immediate payment.

If you are interested, reply immediately so that we can proceed at once .Please also send to me your private phone, or mobile numbers for easier correspondence. I look forward to hearing from you Best Regards.Marius Elegbebe,
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