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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "with absolute secrecy" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +22997921261 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • info.avocatangelochamberssq@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Angelo Hankpatin <info.avocatangelochamberssq2@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: info.avocatangelochamberssq@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 02:17:53 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Atten, T. van Diepen


OFFICE:BARRISTER ANGELO A. HOUNKPATIN Head,Angelo chambers and Associet
Add: 01 BP 2046 Cotonou
Industrial Quatier Des Elites,
République du Bénin
Fax:+ 229 21 32 48 00
Private Tel:+229 97921261

Dear Diepen,

I apologize if the contents in this mail are contrary to your moral ethics, which I feel may be of great disturbance to your personal life, But please treat with absolute secrecy and personal, I pray that this email reaches you in the best of health .

I am Barrister ANGELO A. HOUNKPATIN the Personal Attorney to a Foreign Contractor, who worked with a Multinational Oil Firm here in Cotonou Benin republic . On the December 25, 2003 , my client, Engr. Micheal Diepen, a national of your country ,an oil Merchant / Contractor with the Federal Government of Benin, until his death few years ago, He died along with his entire family of a wife and two children in airplane Boeing 727 ghastly Air-Crash . With his entire family were among the victims of December 25, 2003 Air-Crash. For more about the Air Crash you can visit the CNN web news for the tragedy , please check this website : http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/

Before his death, he had an account with the bank valued at Eleven Million Five Euros(11.5 M Euro).According to the Benin Law, at the expiration of Three years if nobody applies to claim the funds a grace of thirty (21) days will be given before the money will revert to the ownership of the Benin government treasury department .

I seek the consent to present you as the rightful next of kin to my late client,since you have the same last name with him, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you, so that the fruits of this old man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials who will later use the money to sponsor war in Africa and kill innocent citizens in the search for political power.

Please note that there will be no problem as the bank has made all effort through to reach for any Relation but all was fruitless. My position as the personal lawyer to the deceased i want to present you to the bank as the beneficiary so that the fund euros 11.5 million .

This money will be shared on agreed percentage which must be written in the agreement of personal trusteeship,once the funds is transferred to your account in your country or anywhere else. Please call me on 00 229 93 01 7982 for negotiation on our sharing ratio so that we will have a solid arrangement when i come over to your country for the sharing .

All I require is your honest and co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. I will want you to send to me on your return email the following information for the transfer in your favour.

1, YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS .
2, OCCUPATION AND POSITION .
3, DATE OF BIRTH .
4, PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER .

If not interested please distroy the mail because of the confidentiality attached to it.I promise that this transaction will be done under a legitimate arrangement that will protect both of us from any breach of the law.

I will appreciate you please give me a short call on +229 97921261 upon your receipt of this email so that i can properly explain to your understand all this transaction entails .

Reply me at info.avocatangelochamberssq@yahoo.fr
Regards,
Barrister ANGELO A. HOUNKPATIN (Esq.)
Tel: +229 93 01 7982
: info.avocatangelochamberssq@yahoo.fr




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