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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Anyandu Anya <anyanduanya@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: anyanduanya@graffiti.net
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 14:59:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Attention M C Spike


I am Barr.Anyandu O.Anya.A solicitor at law, personal attorney to Late Eng.Paul Clark,an American..

Late Eng.Paul Clark died in a motor accident a long Ochii-Anuzo express way here in Lome on October 16,2005.Since then, I have made several enquiries to locate any of his extended relatives,this has also proved unsuccessfull.He did not leave a will here in my chamber and all attempts to trace his family members were fruitless.

Late Eng.Paul Clark came into my country in the year 1982.He first worked with the West African Petroleum Corperation(WAPET)here in Lome as an enginner and later retired to private excercise as a contractor with the company.
I'm contacting you now to assist in repartrating fund valued at Ten million six hundred thousand United States dollars (USD$10,600.000)he left behind before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank.

The director of the bank have issued me a notice about this as the personal attorney to Late Eng.Paul Clark.He said I should present his next of kin to him so that they will transfer this fund to him/her.At that stage,I became very much interested over this and started making plans on how to transfer the fund into a foreign account,hence I contacted you.

I contacted you now to present you to the director of the bank as the next of kin to my late client,Eng.Paul Clark,so that they will transfer this money to you as inherited fund.

I guarantee you that this will be executed under legitimate arrangements that will protect you from any breach of the law.

I'm his personal attorney, I'm in the position to present you to his bank as his next of kin,so please do not entartain any fear about this.

Feel free to get back to me immediately for more information.Looking forward to hearing from you.

Thanks and remain blessed.

Anyandu O.Anya.Esq.
Principal Attorney.

Anyandu O.Anya & CO
Solicitors & Advocates of the Supreme Court of Togo,
(Anya Law Chambers)
35 Rue Ugiri,Abano,
BP 104,Lome,
Togo.


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