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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:
  • "huge deposit" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "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.
• 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.
  • +2213659801 (Senegal, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "toyin johnson" <berfehgtg@johndon.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: barrtoyinjohnson@rediffmail.com
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 21:30:15 +0100
Subject: Your Attention Pls.

Attn: Sir/Madam.

I am Barrister Toyin Johnson.. a solicitor at law. I am the Personal attorney to Mr.Louis Matt, a foreign
expatriate who used to own an oil servicing company in Senegal Dakar. On the 21st of April 1999, my
client, his wife and their three Children were involved in a plane crash involving an ADC Airline which claimed their lives.
Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives but this has
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 repatriating the money and property left be
hind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unservicable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged.
Since I have satisfied my conscience by the frantic unsucessful efforts i have made in trying to locate any of my clients
relatives without success, i now seek your consent to present you as a next of kin to my deceased client. The balance in his
account valued at US$12.5 million dollars will be paid to you and then you and i will share the money as we shall agree.
As the personal attorney to my deceased client,I shall take care of all the necessary legal documents that are required to
back up the claim that you are the benecial next of kin. All I require from you now, is your honest co-operation to enable us
see this deal through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law, so Please
get in touch with me by my e-mail or phone number +221-365-9801 to enable us discuss to an agreeable terms. You may also
, send me your full name, phone number, and address so that we can begin almost immediately.
I look forward to your urgent response.

Best regards,

Barrister Toyin Johnson.
(SENIOR ADVOCATE OF DAKAR).

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