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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.)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (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 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.
  • james85mawuse@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • @rocketmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: james7702mawuse@yahoo.de
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:46:57 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Attn:OFW van leeuwen



James  Mawuse(Esq)
James Mawuse And Associate Chambers
Rue 879 Palm Beach Boulevard
BP.8524 Lome Togo.
Phone: 00228-081 90 42
EMAIL:  james85mawuse@yahoo.com

Dear leeuwen,
 
A very good day to you and every member of your family. I apologise if I might have intrude into your privacy without due notice, but it is as a result of the circumstances which I find myself I have to contact you as a matter of urgency. I would appreciate if you will give me your solemn consent and call me immediately.
 
I am Barrister James Mawuse, Principal Attorney James Mawuse and Associates Chambers, Barristers and Solicitors at law,of the Republic of Togo. I'm the Personal Attorney to late  Mr. J. A.  leeuwen, a National of your country, who was a contractor with  Togo Cement Company ( CIMTOGO)  in Republic of Togo. Herein after shall be referred to as my client.
 
On the 21st of April 2002, my client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in ghastly motor accident along Cotounou - Lome high way  road. All occupants of the vehicle and also the other vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to his embassy here to locate any  of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.
 
After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to contact you ,since you have the same name lineage.I have contacted you to assist me in the  repartration of my late client fund deposited in a fixed deposit account with Union Togolaise de Banque (UTB), valued at US$24.1million before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the Bank .
 
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 for over 3years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you can assiste me, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.
 
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. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect us from any breach of the law.
 
I have agreed to give you 35% of this funds as your share for receiving the funds in your account as next of kin to my late client.Therefore I need you to send to me the following informations so that I will open a file for you here in my chambers as next of kin and also file a claim with the bank on your behalf for the release of the funds to your nominated account.
 
Send to me:
1.Your full legal names
2.Your current contact adress
3.Your phone and fax number
4.Copy of your identification
 
Please get in touch with me through this email for more details james85mawuse@yahoo.com
 
You can call me on my private line:00228-081 90 42
 
Best regards.
Barr.James Mawuse


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