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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:
  • "million 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)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2289228012 (Togo, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • barr_k_edward05@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "kevin edward" <barr_edward2000@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 14:07:57 +0000
Subject: With Trust!!!!

From: Mr Kevin Edward.
#24 Canal Road 01 Bp 1189 Lome.
Republic of Togo.
Tel:+228-922-8012.

Attention:Sir,

Before I start, I must first apologies for this unsolicited mail to you. As
I am aware that this is certainly an unconventional approach to starting a
relationship, but as time goes on you will realize the need for my action.

My name is Mr Kevin Edward, a staff worker under audit department with
Continental Investment Trust Bank (CITB) here in lome Togo. I am writing
this mail to you based on the information to one Mr.Andreas Schranner of
Munich, Germany who died along with his entire family in July 2000 in a
plane crash.For more information about the crash, visit this site:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm, you can see the full
story of the crash.

Since then, our bank have made several inquiries to locate any of this
client's extended relatives, which has proved abortive after these several
unsuccessful attempts.

So my main reason for contacting you personally is to assist me to claim the
money left behind by this client in our bank before they are confiscated or
declared unserviceable by our bank as unclaimed fixed deposit. The money in
question is Ten Million United States Dollars (us$10m) And the authority of
the said bank (CITB) has issued a final notice to confiscate his funds hence
there is no next of kin behind to inherits the fund.

Since it have been unsuccessful in locating this client's relatives for the
past 2 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of
this client so that the said funds as stated above can be paid to you as the
next of kin to our client for both of us to share it instead of leaving it
for the entire bank to inherits it.

So we can take part of it and leave the rest to charity organization and for
the less privileged. All I require from you is your honest co-operation to
enable us see this arrangement through. I guarantee that this will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law both here and in your country.

You should contact me immediately as soon as you receive this
letter.Trusting to hear from you immediately.for security reasons reply
To this email:barr_k_edward05@excite.com

Endeavor to call me on my direct line number, +228-922-8012 for more
clarification.

Best regards,

Mr Kevin Edward.

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