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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:
  • "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "huge deposit" (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)
  • "million united states 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)
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "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.
  • +22998759442 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: abraham_zlnzindahoue@ymail.com
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 23:20:00 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Hello,Yvonne Woltjer


FROM ABRAHAM ZINZINDOHOUE
Avocat 02 BP 2877 Cotonou,
Republique Du Benin
Private Tel: +229-98759442

ATTN: Woltjer
I
know you will be very surprised to read from someone relatively unknown
to you before. I must appologise for this unsolicited message to you, I
want you to know that the essence of this message is strictly
confidential and for mutual benefit between you and I and nothing more.

I am advocate Abraham Zinzindohoue, the private attorney to Late Engr. Markus Woltjer,a
national
of your country and an Ex-Director of (TOTAL BENIN) an oil servising
company based in Benin Republic West Africa, Here in after shall be
Referred to as my client.
On December 25, 2003., my client and his
entrie family were involved in chartered Boeing 727 jet bound for
Beirut,Lebanon, that crashed after hitting a building on takeoff,
killing at least 140 people including my client and his entire family
as the where heading to Beirut for Holidays. Since the incidence, I
have made several enquiries through your embassy to see if I could
locate any of my clients extended relatives,but all to no avail. After
these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track down his last
name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I
contacted you.
 
I
have contacted you to assist in Repatriating the funds and other
valuable assets(GOLD) estimated at about $25.3M USD (Twenty five
million three hundred thousand United state Dollars), left behind by my
late client before his death in 2003.These huge deposits were
particularly lodged with the "AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK BENIN" An
affiliate of Commercial Bank of Africa where the Deceased lodged the
money and the valuables before his demise.
 
The Bank has issued
me a notice to provide the next of kin to the deceased or the account
will be confiscated  and declared unservice-able by the Bank here.
Since I have been unsuccessful in Locating the relatives for over 5
years now. I seek your consent to present you as the Heir apparant to
the deceased (next of kin) since you have the same last name so that
the proceeds of this account valued $25.3 million United States Dollars
can be paid into your account and then you and I can Share the money
...50% to me and 50% to you. I will use my position as an attorney to
procure all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up this
claim.
 
I
guarantee that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law, and I
equally  want to assure you that all modalities for the successful
transfer of this fund has been perfectly worked out. All I required is
your mutual understanding and honest cooperation to enable us seeing
this Deal through. And the way we are going to achieve this is, I will
need the following information from you,
 
Your Full Names and Address,
Your Age, Occupation and Position,
Your Telephone, Mobile and Fax number for Communication Purpose. For privacy please call me +229 98759442.
I await your reply ASAP.
 
Best Regards
Abraham Zinzindohoue 



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