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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)
  • "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • +2289461468 (Togo, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • godisableforme@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: barry otto <barry_otto4@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: godisableforme@myway.com
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 03:35:26 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Business Deal.


>From Mr. Barry Otto,
Lome Togo
E-mail: godisableforme@myway.com
+228-946-1468.

Dear Friend,

I am Mr. Barry Otto, a personal attorney to Mr. T. Havel, a national of your country, who worked with a Multinational Development Company in Lome Togo.

In the year 2003, my client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in a fatal automobile accident and all occupants unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts to locate any member of his family hence, I contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at US$10 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 of my client, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since have the same nationality with him, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss on the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.

I have all necessary information needed to back up this 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 both of us from any breach of the law.

You should also provide me your private telephone and fax numbers for confidential and faster communications.

Best regards.
Mr. Barry Otto.
00228-946-1468.
E-mail: godisableforme@myway.com


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