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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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Fraud email example:

From: atikakekely kekely <atikakekely2005@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 11:46:20 -0800 (PST)
Subject: N/B ...... Truus CALL ME


Dear Truus

IT IS MY GREAT PLESURE AND HAPPINESS CONTACTING YOU . PLEASE AS SOON AS YOU GET THIS MAIL KINDLY GO THROUGH MY PROPOSAL CAREFULY AND CALL ME IMMEDIATLY ON (00228 9307385) FOR MORE ORAL CLARIFICATION AND TO DIRECT YOU ON THE DETAIL PROCEDUE CONCERNING THIS TRANSACTION . YOUR URGENT REPLY IS NEEDED ASAP WITH YOUR POSITIVE ANSWER & DONT FAIL TO SEND YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER IN THE REPLY OF THIS MAIL.

THIS IS MY CONTACT DETAILS/ ADDRESS BELOW.

BARRISTER ATIKA KEKELY
NO. 10 KOKOTIME ROAD
TEL. 00228 930 73 85
ATERNATIVE .EMAIL (atikachambers@hotmail.com)
LOME TOGO ,WEST AFRICA.

GO THROUGH MY PROPOSAL CARFULLY AND CALL ME.

I am Barrister ATIKA KEKELY , a solicitor at law, personal attorney to Mr. G . Truus , a national Of your country,who used to work as a contractor in Lome Togo.Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the 27th of June 2002, my client, and their only daughter were involved in a car accident along Chevie express Road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives.

Since then I have made several enquiries here to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to searchthrough with his name which motivated me to contact you, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.I havecontacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at US$ 20. 5 million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the Security Finance Firm(bank) where this huge amount were deposited.

The said Security Finance Company 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 2 years now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you have the same last names, 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 haveall 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.

REPLY ASAP THROUGH MY ALTERNETIVE EMAIL (atikachambers@hotmail.com) , CALL ME FOR MORE ORAL CLARIFICATION ON ( 00228 9307385) PLEASE DONT FAIL TO SEND YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER TO ME IN THE REPLY OF THIS MAIL.

Best regards.

ATIKA KEKELY (Esq)





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