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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "@lawyer.com" (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.
  • hammersleykoukou@lawyer.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: hammersleykoukou@lawyer.com
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:54:40 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Cor Boekel


Attention; Cor Boekel,
=A0
This is a personal official email directed to you and I request that it be =
treated as such. I am Barrister Hammersley Koukou, a solicitor at law. I am=
the personal attorney/sole executor to the late Engr. H.C. Boekel, hereina=
fter referred to as'my client' who worked as an independent oil magnate in =
my country and who died in a car crash with his immediate family on the 21s=
t of April,2005 Since the death of my client in April,2005, I have written =
several letters to the embassy with an intent to locate any of his extended=
relatives whom shall be claimants/beneficiaries of his abandoned personal =
estate and all such efforts have been to no avail. Moreso, I have received =
official letters in the last few weeks suggesting a likely proceeding for c=
onfiscation of his abandoned personal assets in line with existing laws by =
the bank in which my client deposited the sum of $8.5 million U.S.D.
=A0
On this note i decided to search for a credible person and finding that you=
bear a similar last name, I was urged to contact you, that I may,with your=
consent, present you to the "trustee" bank as my late client's surviving f=
amily member so as to enable you put up a claim to the bank in that capacit=
y as a next of kin of my client. I find this possible for the fuller reason=
s that you bear a similar last name with my client making it a lot easier f=
or you to put up a claim in that capacity.
=A0
Therefore, to facilitate the immediate transfer of this fund, you need, fir=
st to contact me via email signifying your interest and as soon as I obtain=
your confidence, I will immediately appraise you with the complete details=
as well as fax you the documents,with which you are to proceed and i shall=
direct on how to put up an application to the bank. However, you will have=
to accent to an express agreement which I will forward to you in order to =
bind us in this transaction.
=A0
Upon the reciept of your reply, I will send you by fax or E-mail the next s=
tep to take. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this proposal is =
hitch-free and that you should not entertain any fears as the required arra=
ngements have been made for the completion of this transfer. Like I said, I=
require only a solemn confidentiality on this.=20
=A0
Send to me your contact informations below:=20
=A0
1) Your full name
2) Ressidence Address
3) Telephone=20
4) Country
5) Private email
=A0
Contact me back by providing your telephone number and your private email a=
ddress. Send it to my private email address hammersleykoukou@lawyer.com
=A0
Best regards,
Hammersley Koukou
(Principal Partner)
=A0
HAMMERSLEY & ASSOCIATES CHAMBERS
BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS-AT-LAW
PROPERTY CONSULTANT 42 BOLA CRESCENT
RUE DU PAUL LOME TOGO
EMAIL: hammersleykoukou@lawyer.com
TELEPHONE: +2280119059

Note: For security reason, do not reply to this address. Please kindly cont=
act me at my private email:=A0=A0 hammersleykoukou@lawyer.com

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ity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged=
material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or ta=
king of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entitie=
s other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in =
error, please contact the sender and delete the material from your computer=
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