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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:
  • "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Daniel Rodgers <mrdanielrodgers6@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mrdanielrodgers6@myway.com
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 07:50:07 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Please Advise James Toler


>From Desk of Mr Daniel Rodgers.
Internal Auditor.Eco Bank Lome Togo.
Rue du Gouverneur Bayol,
01 BP 1280 - Lome Swift: ECOCBJJ
Telex : 539 ECOBANK


Attn: James Toler

Compliments of the day.Forgive me the indignation you may feel if this message comes to you as a surprise and may offend your personality for contacting you without your prior consent and writing through this chanel.

I got your contact from a directory data. and hoping that you are a reliable and honest person that will assist us claim this money overseas.

In a brief introduction, I am Mr.Daniel Rodgers, an internal auditor with a finacial institution here in Lome-Togo. With due respect and regard, I am contacting you on a business transaction that will be beneficial to both parties at the end.

On May 2002, A customer to this Bank, Mr. Smith. A. Toler, a national of your country and expartriate oil consultant made a numbered time deposit of USD $6.million in the institution for 18 calendar months.

Unfortunately on February 2003, this client died in a ghastly auto crash with his wife and their only daughter on their way to northern part of Togo.

Upon Maturity of the deposit, the fund was confined to a dormant status where upon we made this discovery and further inquiries by me revealed that he neither left a will nor a contactable next of kin or an extended relation in his entire official document including his bank deposit information with this bank.

It is standard practice that after the expiration of 5 years the funds will be declared as an "unclaimed asset resource" and the account closed. My contacting you hence is to allow your particulars to be forwarded to this institution as the family member's and next of Kin to our deceased customer for the purpose of benefitting the content of the account.

All the arrangement to put claim over this fund has been perfected by me and I will assist you on steps to follow.

Needless to say that the trust reposed on you at this juncture is enormous. In return we demand your complete honesty and trust. Therefore this transaction will be based on the following terms and condition as stated below:

1. Our conviction of your transparent honesty and diligence.

2.That you will treat this transaction with utmost secrecy and confidentiality.

3. That you will not ask for more share than what is negotiated or try to sit on the funds or indulge in any form of black mail once the funds is under your custody.

4. That upon receipt of the funds, you will release and disburse 10% to charity here and there then the remaining be shared by I and you in the ratio 55/45%.
respectively.

Remember that with my support, this transaction is risk free and will be done under a legitimate arrangement that will protect us from the breach of the law. We also hope to conclude this transaction within a short period of time if you accord us your unalloyed support and co-operation.

As soon as you accept this condition and finally indicate interest in this deal the first thing to do is to send your telephone number for voice communication and further establishment of trust.

After this I will then guide you on other steps to follow. To further cement our trust on you, we will demand for a written agreement or any other proof of loyalty from you when you finally accept this offer.

Waiting eagerly to hear from you soonest.

Best Regards,
Mr Daniel Rodgers.



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