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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)
  • "affidavit " (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 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.
  • anderjones0215@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: anderson Jones <anderjones0212@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: anderson_jones121@yahoo.ca
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:19:18 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: HOW ARE YOU


DIRECTOR,AUDIT AND ACCOUNTING
UNIT.DEPT.B.T.C.I BANQUE.
LOME TOGO.WEST AFRICA

Dear Friend,

I am Mr. Anderson Jones, director Audit and Accountant Department section of B.T.C.I BANQUE LOME TOGO WEST AFRICA.I got your contact through an international web directory while I was searching for a reliable and trustworthy person who can not betray me,because I have been praying to my God to direct me to the rightful person to entrust this fund to.

There was one of our client a foreigner, He died in October 2004 in a plane crash which also claimed the life of his only child, Who until death was the next of kin to the fathers money in our bank .
I am the only director that knows his bank's information, because he use to be my good friend when he was alive and I am the only person who was aware that this client and his son(next of kin)is dead. He left at about(US$4.5Million) in his account.

At this juncture I want to transfer this US$4.5Million into the account you wish to nominate.I will do the paper work here claiming that you are the next of kin to this client,and that you want to transfer the sum into your account abroad.The service of an Attorney will be needed to seal everything and to change the data and information in his file so as to enable us transfer it safely.If we employ the service of a highly Accredited Lawyer that means it will take us only 7 to 10 working days to transfer this money into your nominated account.

He will arrange for the affidavit of support from Ministry of Justice claiming that you are the rightfull beneficiary of this fund. I will give you 30% of the total sum of the US$4.5Million for assisting me. The transaction is 100% free risk .

PLEASE FORWARD TO ME YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX. reply in my private email address (anderjones0215@yahoo.fr)

Yours Faithfully,

Mr. Anderson Jones


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