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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:
  • "deadline" (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.
  • +2289146970 (Togo, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "walter" <barrwalterwilliams@myway.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 06:25:34 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: MORE DETAIL'S
















Dear Ms Adelina,Like i said it was not by mistake that I contacted you because i was left with no other option than this,due to the fact that i have exhausted all possible means to locate any of my late clients relatives or next of kin as no "will" was drawn before his untimely death and the final deadline given by the bank is just few Weeks away.My late client, is not an employee of Shell but Contractor to shell and the government here.

This is his residential address in my country? ANS 175 Rue dela kozah, Adakpame lome -Togo.Togo He was born on 10th October, 1950 (his daughter was born on the 6th of june 1982)He died in a fatal accident with his entire family on the 21th of April,2003(his wife and their only daughter) without any survivor.

I want you personally to come forward for the claim since you have the same last name with him and i have all the banking information the bank might need as a prove.And as you may know that the bank know's me as my client personal lawyer,therefore whoever i presented, will be accepted by the bank as the relation,and due to the time limitation the bank gave me it's un-wise now for to start coming to you without the fund transfer to your account, l will come to you as soon as the bank approved and transfer money to your account.

As I earlier stated in my previous mail that if nobody is presented to the bank as next of kin to my late client who will be entitled to the fund ,the account will be frozen at the expiration of the deadline given by the bank and the board of directors will share the money amongst themselves. I have worked for my client and deserve this gift more than the idle bank executives and directors. Our closeness and the high level of confidence my late client had on me, made him leave the deposit certificate for the account with me. I am also in posession of his death certificate which the hospital authority issued to me when he was confirmed dead which is enough prove to the bank.These documents makes it easy for us to claim this fund without any hitch.

Although you don't know My late client, but since you both share the same surname or closeness in name, I will use my legal experience as a lawyer coupled with the fact that the bank knows me as his attorney while he was alife to pass you as his next of kin and compel the bank to transfer the money to you as his next of kin and we will then share it.

The first and most important step to be taken by you at this point is to send an application to the bank as the next of kin to my client in order to demand for the transfer of this fund to your bank account.

Professionally speaking, I guarantee the safety of this transaction because my legal status in my society will not allow for any form of scandal bothering on illegality. it will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you and I from any breach of the law since I know the requirments of the bank and how to go about it.All their requirements will be provided from the documents of the deceased that are in my custody.

As soon as I receive your reply, I will go to the bank to secure a specimen of an application text designed by the bank for this type of transaction and direct you on how to complete the form and send directly to the bank for commencement of the transfer procedure.

After receipt of the money in your account I will visit you to discuss modalities for investing my share which we will agree in due course.You can reach me with telephone number +228-9146970 for more clarification if any.Best regards, Walter Williams

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