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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:
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "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.
  • kaasrob@fastermail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Kaas Rob" <robkaas2@mailbox.hu>
Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 16:51:30 +0000
Subject: Urgent


27 Avenue de la Marina
Lome Togo.
Africa.

Hello Dear,

My name is Rob Kaas,a personal attorney to a foreign national who was an oil
merchant in my Country.

My client left behind US$10 TEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS only in a bank
before he died in a fatal automobile accident with his family in the year
2003.

The said bank has issued me a notice to come forward for the claim or have
his account confiscated within the next twenty-one official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating any relatives of my client, I
would like you to stand as the next of kin since you are a foreigner so that
the bank can release the fund to your account.

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

I have all necessary information needed to back up this claim and I
guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will
protect both of us from any breach of the law.

Do get in touch with me through email and on my private telephone number
below: kaasrob@fastermail.com

Best regards.
Mr.Kaas.(Esq)

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