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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:
  • "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "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.
  • +229213281821 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Nobert" <mrnorbertdomansky06@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:40:02 +0100
Subject: From Mr Nobert Domansky


From Mr Nobert Domansky
CEO Auditing Directors
CARRE 8001 Jericho S.A
Cotonou Benin Republic
Tel+229-213281-82-1 Ext

Attention Sir

I am Mr Norbert Domansky the Cheif auditor and working here in Cotonou,
Benin Republic. I have a confidential business proposition for you. On
September 4th 2001, Mr. Wolfgang Karl who used to be a private contractor
with the Shell Petroleum Development Company in Benin Republic,

He Made a numbered time (Fixed deposit) for 36 calendar months in my
branch. Upon maturity in 2005, I sent a routine notification to his
forwarding address but got no reply.

After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his
contract employers, Shell Petroleum Development Company in Benin Republic
that our client and his wife with their three children were involved in an
auto crash, all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. I
therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Wolfgang Karl
did not declare any next of kin or relations with Deposit paperwork in my
Bank.

His Cash have been floating as unclaimed since 2005 in my bank as all
efforts to get his relatives have hit the stones. According to the law at
the expiration of 5 (FIVE) years, the Money will revert to the ownership of
the Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3 years
now,I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin as the beneficiary
for us to claim and share the proceeds of this late client's account before
our bank turns over to our government treasury is unclaimed fund. We will
discause the sharing once i received your interesting responce.

All I require is your Co-operation, Confidentiality and Trust to enable us
see this transaction through. I guarantee you that this will be executed
under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the
law.

Note: I will need your email confirmation with your forwarding/address and
your direct telephone numbers to enable me proceed with the transaction.

Best regards

Mr Norbert Domansky
Ceo Auditing Directors

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