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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.)
  • "barr." (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.
• 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.
  • +2289015845 (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.
  • davislokotg147@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "davis loko" <barr_loko2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: davislokotg147@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 23:54:11 +0000
Subject: URGENT & CONFIDENTIAL MATTER//// Stephen Mastenbroek

FROM HON BARRISTER DAVIS LOKO
THE ROYAL LAW CHAMBERS LOME TOGO
P.O BOX 158 RUE DE BUELAVAD LOME-TOGO
TELEFAX::+228 901 58 45

Dear Stephen Mastenbroek


SUB:URGENT & CONFIDENTIAL MATTER


I am Barrister Davis Loko (Solicitor and Advocate)and personal/family
Attorney to the late Mr.Francis Mastenbroek, a national of your country,
who used to be a financial chevron petroleum company in lome togo herein
shall be referred to as "my client".

On the 26st of December 2003, my client'' his wife and their three children
were involved in the the Benin Republic Airways flight air crash with
registration number ( 141-UTA) which departed from village called Adjarra
near Porto Novou Benin Republic to destination lome and all the family died
in this fatal air mishap 26st of December 2003.

For more information on the plane crash logon to
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3348109.stm
Ever since then, I have made several enquiries to his embassy to locate any
of "my client" extended relatives but this has also proved unsuccessful.
"My client" left lots of money in the (UNION TOGOLAISE DE BANQUE) Togolise
Bank Where the deceased had an account Valued at about US$10.500,000.00
(Ten Million Five hundred Thousand US Dollars) in his private account
with(UTB).

Note, that my client deposited the fund before his unfortunate demise, and
of which I have the whole Documents to the fund as his Attorney here in
lome togo.I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased since you have the same last name with my client so I desided to
contact you as the next of kin, Upon the confirmation of your private
telephone and fax number, i will not hesitate to start the necessary step
that will enable you claim the fund from the Bank.

Finally, every further information regarding to this fund will be disclosed
to you as soon as I confident my trust in you that you will never take
undue advantage of the fund upon the claim of the money from the Bank.

Percentage terms will also be discussed with you before we can proceed.

Awaiting your prompt response.

Best Regards
Barr.Davis Loko(Esq)
Principal Partner
N/B::PLEASE SEND YOUR REPLY TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW::
davislokotg147@yahoo.fr

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