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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:
  • "trunk box" (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: john damijo <bar_john_damijo@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 10:43:10 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Please get in touch with me ////////// Ben Grent


JOHN DAMIJO CHAMBERS & ASSOCIATES.
102 RUE DU JEAN PAUL 2 LOME REP OF TOGO.
DATE :18/05/06

Dear Ben Grent,

I am Barrister John Damijo, a solicitor at law,
personal attorney to Mr.P.A.Grent,a national Of your
country, who used to work with Shell Development
Company in Republic of Togo. Here in after shall be
referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 2000,
my client,his wife and their only daughter were
involved in auto crash along ecowas express road. All
occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there
lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to
your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended
relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to
track his last name over the Internet, to locate any
member of his family hence I contacted you.I have
contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund
valued at US$6.5 million left behind by my client
before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable
by the Carl Sarl Security Company in Lome, Togo where
this huge amount was deposited in a trunk box with
other treasures..

The said security 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 but they dont know the content of the
box. 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 through. I guarantee that this
will be executed under legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law. Please
get in touch with me through this email for more
details.

Best regards.


Barrister.John Damijo


























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