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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • barrister_jnbombo@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "john bombo" <barr_jnbombo29@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barrister_jnbomboo@myway.com
Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2007 10:36:21 +0000
Subject: From: Barrister John Bombo.(Read Carefully & Reply ).

BARRISTER JOHN BOMBO,LLM,LLD,Dipl.Admin
THE PRINCIPAL PARTNER GOME,CHAMBERS
No.1 RUE AVENIDA ACCRA GHANA.
Tel: +233 246 964 811.

Dear: Next Of Kin,

I am Barrister.JOHN BOMBO a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to
late (Engr.A.C.Philips) a foreigner from United State of America,who used to
work with TEXACO an Oil Servicing Company here in GHANA,and he was the
principal owner and Director of DALLARS CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE INC.
here in ACCRA GHANA with its branches at Lome in TOGO and Cotonou in Benin
Republic. Here in after shall be referred to as my client.

On the 25Th of December 2003, my client, his wife and their only daughter
travelled to their country on holiday and unfortunately, they were involved
in an Aircraft crash which 111 killed in Benin plane crash 2003. which claim
about one hundered and eleven people killed. Here is the air crash website
on cn http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html.

Since the Air crash accident I have made several enquiries to locate any of
my clients extended relatives, this has proved unsuccessful.I am contacting
you based on the fact that my client deposited one trunk BOX as a family
treasure with a security company here in Accra-Ghana valued at US$19.7
million and a little box of Gold,of which he handed over the CERTIFICATE OF
DEPOSIT with me as his lawyer.And i also ask him then why he choose to
deposit the fund/BOX in a security company rather than bank.

He told me that it was due to political instability in and that he was
assured by the Manager of the security company that he can claim his BOX
from any of their Branch Offices in EUROPE,AMERICA,ASIA countries and
CANADA. For the fact that I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives
since the Air crash accident occurred.

I went to the security company as his lawyer to find out if the box are
still intact.I discovered from the security company that
Engr.A.C.Philips,had used your name and house address as the next of kin to
the valuable in the security company.This is just the reason why i am
contacting you,so that i can verify this with the security company to find
out if you are the relative or the business partner to my late client,before
i will update you on how to go about getting the box from the security
company.

I am officially contacting you as a Lawyer to my late client
Engr.A.C.Philips,on this matter.All i need from you right now is just.
Your full Name:-----------------------.
Home Address:-------------------------.
Telephone Number:-------------------------. for proper clarification,
verification and confirmation from the security company,that you are the
true person Engr.A.C.Philips,used as his next of Kin,so that the fund and
the gold will be released to you.

I have all the necessary information and documents that will guide you to
the successful claim of these BOX and legal POWER OF ATTORNEY that make you
the beneficiary of the BOX.I am doing all this because i just don't want my
late client wealth to end up to the hands of those that didn't work for it
or those that didn't know where my late client comes from.After the release
of the box to you,we can negotiate on what i want .Get back to me on my
private email :barrister_jnbombo@myway.com. For further clarity and
instruction.

Best regards,
Barrister John Bombo.LLM,LLD,Dipl.Admin

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