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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:
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: joseph adamu <joseph_adamu004@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 04:03:23 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Ugent Message::;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; claudia verwaal


Joseph AdamuCHAMBERS & ASSOCIATES.
102 RUE DU JEAN PAUL 2 LOME REP OF TOGO.
DATE :1/06/06

Dear claudia verwaal,

I am Barrister Joseph Adamu, a solicitor at law personal attorney Mr.P.A.verwaal.
a national Of your country, who used to work with Shell Developme Company in Republic of Togo. Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 2000, 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 your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful .
After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fuLL valued at US$6.5 million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the Carl Sarl Security Company in Lome, Togo where this huge amount was deposited in a trunk box with other treasures..

The said security 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 but they dont know the content of the box. 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 have the same last names, so that the proceeds ofthis 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.


Best regardS
Barrister Joseph Adamu


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