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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:
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • barrister_william_coker_tg2@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "william coker" <barr_w_coker78@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barr_w_coker_tg88@yahoo.ca
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 23:02:20 +0100
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION: Weston,

>From William Coker Esq.
William Coker & Associate,
Lome-Togo West Africa.
Phone:00228 919 61 85.
Date/2/10/2006.
Email: barrister_william_coker_tg2@yahoo.com

Attention: Weston,

Private Message
I am contacting you for the claim of your late uncle fund that was deposited
with the union togolaise banque of Lome Togo.I am soliciting for your
confidence in this matter, this is by virtue of its nature as being utterly
confidential and top Secret. Though I know that a contact of this magnitude
will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all
will be well since I know everything about your late uncle fund.

I have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this matter. Let me
start by introducing myself properly to you. I am Barrister William Coker
the personal Attorney to your late relative Engr.J.C Weston (Snr) an oil
Merchant with the Federal Government of lome-togo,who die some years ago in
Car Accident in bar novissi express way Lome,Togo. He was Banking with union
togolaise banque of Lome Togo and had a closing balance as at the end of
september,2001 worth $19.5M (Nineteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars).The bank now expects the Next of Kin to come forward as
beneficiary.

Efforts have been made by the union togolaise banque of Lome Togo to get in
touch with any of the Deceased Family or Relatives, but they have met with
no success. Now the management under the influence of the bank Chairman and
Members of the Board of directors, has made arrangement for the fund to be
declared Unclaimed so that they can share the money amongst themselves. In
order to avert this negative development, it is my duty to contact you since
your name was amongst listed in his personal files that was with me,Now you
are to stand as the next of kin to his properties.

All documents and proof to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked
out by me for this claim. I have secured from the probate an order of
Mandamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries, and more so am
assuring you that this claim is 100%risk free. Now it is left for you decide
on what you will give as my percentage for assisting you in this claim.Reply
me upon receipt of this message. Reply with my private email

(Email: barrister_william_coker_tg2@yahoo.com)

Do call me as soon as you recieve this mail 00228 919 61 85.

Hoping to hear from you soon.

Yours Sincerely,
Barrister William Coker (SAT)

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