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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)
  • "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.
  • +22993743135 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: micheal sogbossi <michealsogbossi_3@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <micheal_sogbossi_4@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:01:26 +0100
Subject: Stand as George Cathy 's Next of Kin urgent




FROM THE OFFICE OF MR MICHAEL SOGBOSSI.


ATTN: Dear,


I pray that this email reaches you thid day of 12 th Setember in the best of health. In this good year, I present my best wishes to you and your family with blessings, goodness and mercies. 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 MICHAEL SOGBOSSI, the Director of Operation with Continental Bank Benin -Cotonou Republic. I have a very interesting transaction to discuss with you. The business under discussion has to do with George Cathy a nationality of your country, who is a Consultant/ contractor with Societe Nationale Des Products D' Agricole (SONAPRA) Company in Benin-Cotonou. 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 to pull this money out from the bank before our corrupt government officials will confiscate the money. On Thursday, December 25, 2003,George Cathy , 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 Orhttp://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 George Cathy . All attempts to reach the next of kin of George Cathy 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. George Cathy made a numbered time (fixed) deposited for twelve calendar and his account with our Bank accrues to about (Four Million, Three hundred and Fifty- Two Thousand US Dollars) $USD4.352M. According to the Benin Law, at the expiration of (Three years and nine months) being this month 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 stand in as the next of kin to George 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 George Cathy 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 or you can equally call me immediately on my direct number +229-9374-3135. Please also send to me your private phone, or mobile numbers for easier correspondence. I look forward to hearing from you soonest.

Best Regards.

Michael Sogbossi





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