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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Tony Iyallatg" <tony_iyallatg@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 09:30:04 -0800
Subject: JOINT VENTURE..

FROM THE DESK OF SOLICITOR TONY IYALLA.
IYALLA CHAMBERS.
LOCATED AT NO 241
RUE DE LA JUSTICE
LOME TOGO

ATTN/PLS

I am Barrister Tony Iyalla, a solicitor at law,personal attorney to
(Engr.Christian Eich) a national of your country,who used to work with Togo
Telecommunication Company here in Lome Togo. and he was the principal owner
and Director of ECHO HOLDING CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTAINANCE INC. here in
Lome-Togo with its branches at Accra in Ghana and Cotonou in Benin Republic
Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the 25th of July 2000,
my client, his wife and their two Children died in the Air France concord
plane crash bound for New York in their plan for a world cruise,you can go
through the website below,

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

Since then I have made several enquiries here to locate any of my clients
extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several
unsuccessful attempts,I decided to search through internet with his name
which motivated me to contact you, to locate any member of his family hence
I contacted you.I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund
valued at US$9.5 million left behind by my client before it gets
confisicated or declared unserviceable by the Security Finance Firm where
this huge amount was deposited.

The said Security Finance Company 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 2years now, I seek the consent to present you as the next
of kin to the deceased since you have the same last names, so that the
proceeds of this account can be paid to you.Therefore, on receipt of your
positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities
for transfer.

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 goes through .

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

Your Phone number.. ................
Fax number.......................

Yours Truly,
Barrister Tony Iyalla. LLM,LLD,Dipl.Admin.
Principal Partner,IyallaLegal Services & Co.
241, Rue de la Justice. Lome Togo.


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