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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:
  • "barrister" (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.
• 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.
  • +2289146970 (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.
  • barristerjohnsonoku@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Johnson Oku <barr_oku@hotmail.fr>
Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:50:57 +0100
Subject: ATTN:,, Call Me +228-9146970



OKU & CO (LEGAL PRACTITIONERS)
From : The Principal Attorney Oku & Co (Legal Practitioners). 11 Rue Du Boulevard Telephone Number +228-9146970.Lome-Togo
ATTN: T. Brugman,

I am Barrister Johnson Oku, a solicitor at law,personal attorney to Mr.M.Brugman, a national Of your country, who used to work with Shell Development Company in Lome Togo. Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 2000, my client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in a car accident along Nouvissi expressRoad. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their 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 repartriating the fund valued at US$8.5 million left behind by my client before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Union Togolaise Banque where this huge amount was deposited. The said Union Togolaise Banque has for sometime now issued me a notice to provide the next of kin of my client or his account shall be declared dormant or possibly confiscated. 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 from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.
My conected email address:- (barristerjohnsonoku@rediffmail.com) very urgent for more enlighting and development I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Please get in touch with me through the above e-mail for more details.
My coulis when we are high count of justice Lome Togo.Call Me +228-9146970

Best Regards.
Signed.......
Barrister Johnson Oku ,
_________________________________________________________________
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