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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million us 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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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.
  • barr_kaykososi@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Kay Kososi" <kaykososi03@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 13:02:05 +0000
Subject: Reply Urgently......

Dear Friend,

Let me thank God for being able to send you this impressive e-mail
message,and l am quite convinced of the fact that this will come to you as a
surprise.
However l am writing based on the privilege information l gathered about you
in the Internet during my extensive search.Per-harp's this is the great
opportunity l have been waiting for !

I am Barrister Kay Kososi ,a solicitor at law, personal Attorney to late
President Gnassingbe Eyadema of the Republic of Togo .Here in after shall be
referred to as my client.On the 5Th of February 2005,my client lost his life
as a result of Heart Attack.
My late client deposited the sum of $11.9 million US dollars in a trunk box
in the year 2004 and l under the coverage of FAMILY VALUABLE,and which the
fund belong to the citizens of Togo.l come to realize that he intended to
keep this particular fund for himself and his entire family,but as faith may
have it,my late client had Heart Attack and died,and l became the only man
who has privilege to this information of this deposited cash and all the
relevant documents.To retrieve the deposited funds,l need you as a foreign
partner to perfect the operation.l will provide all the necessary
documentation needed to claim this fund.

The untimely death of my client brought this great opportunity before me,and
l will like the two of us to use this great chance well,because the content
of the Box was not know by the security company.This business is 100% risk
free.I need you as a foreign partner also as a professional to perfect the
operation.I will provide the documents and information needed to actualize
the claim of this deposited fund.The fund is in the Security Company here in
Togo vault for safe keeping .The original certificate of deposit is with me.

All I required from you is your honest co-operation to enable us see this
transaction through.There fore,on the receipt of your positive respond,we
shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.I guarantee
that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect
you from any breach of the law.

Your urgent reply is most needed.

Thanks and I wish we have a pleasurable business transaction.
Please get in touch with me through this my private e-mail address,(
barr_kaykososi@yahoo.com )

Thank's.
Barrister Kay Kososi (ESQ).

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