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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (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.
  • p_fadaya2@katamail.com

Fraud email example:

From: koffi nana <koffi_nanaa@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 09:52:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: IMPORTENT REQUEST FOR YOU /


FROM BARR. KOFFI NANA
PHONE:00228-936-71-53
EMAIL:p_fadaya2@katamail.com

Dear Friend.
I am Barrister Koffi Nana, a solicitor at law,
personal attorney to Engr.John.A Edwin,a national Of your
country, who is the director of Panini Development
Company in Republic of Togo. Here in after shall be
referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 2002,
my client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in auto crash
along ecowas express road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there
lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to his embassy here to locate any
of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to
track you over the Internet, to locate any
member of his family hence I contacted you.I have
contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund
valued at US$14.5million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared
unserviceable by the International Commercail Bank where this huge amount was deposited.
The said Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have his account
confisicated within the next twenty one official
working days.
Since I have been unsuccesfull in
locating the relatives for over 2years now, I seek the
consent to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased since you can assiste me, so that
the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.
Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we
shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities
for transfer.I have all necessary information and legal
documents needed to back you up for claim. All I
require from you is your honest cooperation to enable
us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this
will be executed under legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get
in touch with me through this email for more details.You can call me
on my private line:00228-9367153

Best regards.
Barr. Koffi Nana.





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