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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:
  • "from the desk of" (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.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2289038859 (Togo, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: alex johnson <aljonschambers@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: alexjoxxx@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 14:22:14 -0800 (PST)
Subject: PRIVATE/CONFIDENTIAL MESSAGE: Van Overstraeten,


FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER ALJONS.Esq .
ALJONS & ASSOCIATE CHAMBERS .
LOME-TOGO REPUBLIC .
Tel - +228 903 88 59

Dear Van Overstraeten,

I am Barrister Alex Johnson, a solicitor at law, personal attorney to

Mr.B.J.Overstraeten,a national Of your country , who used to work with multinational oil Company in Lome Togo .

Here in after shall be referred to as my client. and it happen that the man registered to me as his personal attorney.Unfortunately the man died in a motor accident which happened on 31th October, 2004. All occupants of the motor accident 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 fund valued at US$10.5 million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge amount were 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 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 have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim.


All I require is your honest and co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. I will want you to send to me on your return email the following information for the transfer in your favour.

1, YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS .

2, OCCUPATION AND POSITION .

3, DATE OF BIRTH .

4, PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER .

I will appreciate you please give me a short call on + 228 903 88 59 for upon your receipt of this email so that i can properly explain to your understand all this transaction entails .
I await your kind response, Good day and God bless.

Regards,

Barrister Alex Johnson Esq .




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