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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "@lawyer.com" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • +2289461468 (Togo, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • tite1962@lawyer.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mercel Tite" <mercel021@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 14:07:48 +0000
Subject: A confidential mail to you.

Hello My Dear,

I am Mercel Tite, a solicitor at law, personal attorney to Mr. George, a
national of your country, who worked with Shell development Company in Lome
Togo. Herein 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 a car accident along Nouvissi express Road. All occupants of the
vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several
enquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also
proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, to locate any member of his
family hence, I contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at
US$9million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared
unserviceable by the BANK where this huge amount were deposited.

The said BANK in LOME-TOGO has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin
or have his account confisicated within the next twenty-one official working
days.
Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives of my client, I
seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you
are a FOREIGNER and have the same NATIONALITY with him, 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 needed to back up this 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 both of us from any breach of the law.

Please get in touch with me on my private email address:
tite1962@lawyer.com

You can also provide to me your private Telephone and Fax numbers for
confidential and faster communications.

Best regards.
Mercel Tite.

Do contact me on my private phone number,
+228-946-14-68.
Lome-Togo,
Africa.

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