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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:
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "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.
• 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.
  • alimamostapha1@yahoo.com.au (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "alimamostapha2 Gazeta.pl" <alimamostapha2@gazeta.pl>
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 16:04:31 +0200
Subject: YOUR URGENT IS NEEDED PLEASE


*MOSTAPHA CHAMBERS & ASSOCIATES.
SOLICITORS, ADVOCATES TRADE MARK AGENTS.
RUE ST LOUIS 1425 BP,
LOME TOGO;*
my alternatively email address:(alimamostapha@voila.fr,
alimamostapha1@yahoo.com.au)
**
*ATTENTION FRIEND:*
**
*RE TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND United Sates Dollars
(US$10.500.000.00)*
**
**
**

*My Name is Mr Alima Mostapha.I am a Legal representative, an Attorney an
private account manager to my late client in the Year October 2007, my
client by name is Mr. Ambrovic who passed away, leaving behind a cash
inheritance of Twenty Six Million Five Hundred Thousand United Sates
Dollars ($10,500,000,00).*
**
*My late client and bosom friend grew up in a Motherless Babies Home. He had
no family, no beneficiary nor next of kin to the inheritance amount left
behind in a commercial bank.*
**
*The Financial law of inheritance clearly allows for the deceased Bank to
use deceased money as deemed fit, should the inheritance money be left
unclaimed for a period of thirteen months after the death of the account
owner.*
**
*The reason that you have been contacted now is because I want to present
you as the beneficiary and next of kin to late Mr. Ambrovic .*
**
*The Inheritance Law clearly leaves the bonus of proof of who is or is not
the next of kin, to the deceased Lawyer to prove. As the deceased Lawyer,
the Law says l have the final say of who is the beneficiary of the deceased
estate. This is 100% percent legal. As a lawyer I know this.*
**
*If you are interested in this proposition and you are ready to keep this
proposition in absolute confidentiality and trust, then contact me at once,
and we can work out the details, and the issue of your compensation. *
**
*I have documents of proof to this.*
**
*Regards,*
**
*Mr Alima Mostapha,*

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