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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:
  • "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "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)
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?johnny=20obii?= <johnnyobii18@yahoo.in>
Reply-To: johnny_obi@live.fr
Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 07:13:45 +0530 (IST)
Subject: urgent


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: johnnyobii18@yahoo.in



- From: Dr. Johnny Obi Foriegn Remittance Department Manager African development bank Cotonou, Republic of Benin. West Africa. How Are You ? I am Dr.Johnny Obi the trustee and financial manager to late Mr.Aziz Mustafa. I am also the present Foriegn Remittance Department Manager of African development bank , Cotonou branch,Republic of Benin. I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition for you as a result of what I presently have at hand.On 25th December 2003, Mr.Aziz Mustafa, a Lebanese investor in Cotonou , Republic of Benin was among the plane crash victims of Boeing 727-type, Air plane of African Transport Union (UTA) crashed on 26th December 2003 at the Fidjrosse beach Cotonou Republic of Benin. 111 persons died, the Beirut-bound flight victims are mostly Lebanese nationals and few westerners. Over 40 others still reported missing as at then, while 22 passengers survived. Shortly after his death , his relatives arrived Cotonou Republic of Benin and I handed over every of his other accounts information within African development bank ascept this very account file I withheld to divert the sum. I seek your consent to present you as Next of kin to the deceased so that the sidetracked Account valued at 15.5 Million Euro (Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand Euro) of late Mr. Aziz Mustafa could be remitted to your account as his Next of Kin, and then we can share the amount on a mutually agreed percentage. You can aswell go through the websit bellow: www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash All I require from you is your honest co-operation and trust to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. To enable us discuss further about this transaction, do contact me.with your full informations 1.Your full name...... 2.Your cell phone number.......... Your Age........ I await your urgent response through private email: johnny_obi@live.fr With Best Regards, Dr. Johnny Obi.

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