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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:
  • "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +22939135142 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Pascal Onoji" <onoji5@gala.net>
Reply-To: barramardavid@ymail.com
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:11:17 +0100
Subject: FROM THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE


FROM THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE
COTONU-BENIN REPUBLIC

On behalf of the Ministry, I Dr Pascal Onoji sincerely appologies for the
delay and your past experince, regarding to your FUND as recorded in your
file which we got from your EMBASSY today here in Cotonou Benin,stating that
the corrupt Directors refused to Transfer your FUNDS.

With the meeting we held today with the President of this Country Dr Yayi
Boni with an Urgent instruction of releasing all the pending FUNDS in all of
our Local Banks to all the beneficiary in less than 48hours. On your behalf
i have concluded for the FUNDS Transfer,but note that at the expiration of
the time the FUNDS will be CONFISCATED by the Ministry as unclaimed FUNDS
and will be transfered to our CENTRAL BANK VAULT and no body will question
the Ministry or the goverment.

So you are advise to contact our in house Attorney whose details are stated
below to enable him help you secure an affidavit of OATH in your favour from
our HIGH COURT of JUSTICE for an easy Transfering of your FUNDS to your
direct BANK ACCOUNT in less than 24hours. Be sure that your details are
correct as to avoid wrong FUNDS Transfer.

Below are the requirements.

1. Your Full Names

2. Your Bank Details

3.Your Direct Mobile.

4. Your Scan International Passport/ Working ID.

5. Amount To Be Tranfered.

Keep me posted and do not stay above the mention date and time as to avoid
CONFISCATION of your Funds :

LAWYER DETAILS.

CONTACT PERSON;BARRISTER DAVID AMAR,
PREMIUM CHAMBERS BARRISTERS,
ADVOCATES SOLICITORS, AND NOTARY PUBLIC;
ACCREDITED TO COMMONWEALTH AND
MINISTRY OF FINANCE OFFICE: 10-SNOW HILL,
AKPAKA EC1A, 2A1,ISLAND 96 DX COTONOU,
CITY.BENIN REPUBLIC.
TELEPHONE+229-3913-51-42
EMAIL;barramardavid@ymail.com <EMAIL%3Bbarramardavid@ymail.com>

Finally bellow is your transaction code pleases do not send by email you
must call the attorney on phone and Quito your transaction code to enable
him response to your message (CODE 4785).

Thanks

Dr Pascal Onoji.

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