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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:
  • "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: Barrister Komiy Bome <barr_k_bome16@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 19:39:45 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Urgent Assistance Needed...........M C Spike


FROM: KOMIY BOME(ESQ)
GAU THUO & ASSOCIATES
#18 RUZ LOME TOGO.
WEST AFRICA.

Attn,

I am Barrister Komiy Bome,a solicitor at law,
personal attorney to Mr.C.B Spike,a national Of your
country,who used to work with Shell Development
Company in Lome Togo. Here in after shall be referred
to as my client. On the 21st of April 2002, my client,
his wife and their only daughter were involved in a
car accident along Kara North express Road,Togo.

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their
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 trace
his last name over the Internet, to locate any member
of his family hence I contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in retrieving the fund
valued at US$17.5 million left behind by my client
before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable
by his bank where this huge amount were deposited.
The said Bank has issued me a notice to provide
the next of kin or have his account confisicated
within the next 21 official working days.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the
relatives for over 2 years 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 co-operation 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 the above
email for more details.

Best Regards.

Barrister Komiy Bome.





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