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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:
  • "million 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.
  • moses10oboh@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "moses oboh" <moses_oboh3@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 13:43:58 +0000
Subject: Urgent Attn:Required.

ANTENTION DEAR,

I am Barrister Moses Oboh. an Attorney at law, and the Personal lawyer to my
late client a foreign citizen who used to work as research and production
technology in Shell oil company of Togo,Hereinafter shall be referred to as
my client.

On the 21st of April,2002,my client,his wife and their two children were
involved in a car accident along Karra-Sokode expressway while arriving from
a Holiday to Lome.All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their
lives. Since then,I have made several inquiries to your Embassy to locate
any of my client’s extended relatives and this has also proved
unsuccessful.I am contacting you to assist me in claiming the sum of US$10.5
million united states dollars, which the deceased deposited with a Prime
Bank in Suspense account here in Togo before his sudden death.

The Prime Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin of my late
client or have the deposit with them declared an "bandoned Fund"through the
laid down legal procedures within one Month.Since I have been unsuccessful
in locating the relatives for over one year now,I therefore,seek your
consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you are a
foreigner so that the proceed of this deposit valued at US$10.5 million can
be released to you, and I and you can share the money at an agreed
proportion.

You will be required to open a non-residence Bank account in TOGO where
you will pay in the money when it is released to you by the Bank. Upon your
acceptance to this proposal,the information of the Bank will be furnished to
you so that you establish a contact with them and inform them of your
readiness to come and claim the deposit with them.

Every information relating to the deposit will be given to you which you
shall use to identify yourself as the next of kin of my late client.

Yours,Sincerely
Barrister Moses Oboh
Contact Email;moses10oboh@yahoo.co.uk

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