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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:
  • "@lawyer.com" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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.
  • +2289185366002289 (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.
  • walicnory@lawyer.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: WALIC NORY ESQ <barr_walicnor22@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: walicnory@lawyer.com
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:27:45 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: RESPOND VERY URGENT/Dear Masha Renckens


NORY'S& ASSOCIATES.
RUE 24 JEAN PAUL BOULEVD.
B.P.7084
LOME,
TOGO.


URGENT RESPONSE REQUIRED
Attention:

I am Walic U Nory Esq., a solicitor at law,personal attorney to Engr.P.H Renckens, a national of your country who used to be a contractor and importer here in Lome Togo. Here in after shall be referred to as my client.On the 21st of jun 2004, my client,his wife and their only daughter were involved in a ghasty motor accident along Nouvissi express Road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives.

Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended family relatives,to no avail. 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$28.15 million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the Security Finance Firm where this huge amount were deposited.The said Security Finance Company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have his account confisicated within a period of time. Since I have been unsuccesful 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 the necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.I guarantee that this attract no risk at all for it will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Also state the needed info below to open a file here in your name before the bank presentation very necessary. THE INFORMATIONS REQURED AS FOLLOWS.
FULL NAME..
AGE..
SEX..
OCUPATION/POSITION..
DIRECT PHONE & FAX N°..


On receipt of your response I will furnish you with detailed clarification as it relates to this mutual benefit transaction.
Respond Via: walicnory@lawyer.com
Tel: +228 918 5366 - 00 228 918 5366
Best regards.
Walic U.Nory,Esq.


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