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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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 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.
  • koswelllegalchambers@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: frank koswell <frank_koswell003@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: frank_koswell104@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:55:08 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Dear Groot


From Barrister Frank Koswell,
Legal Attorney & Solicitor,
Royal Chambers & Consultant ,

N0 14 Rue le presiden,
Lome Togo West Africa.
Telephone+228 914 26 95
koswelllegalchambers@hotmail.com





Attn:Groot,

I am contacting you for the claim of my late client fund, that was deposited with the Africa Development bank.(A.D.B) I must solicit your confidence in this claim,this is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and top Secret.


Though I know that contact of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried,but I am assuring you that all will be well since i know everything about my late client. I have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this matter.


Let me start by introducing myself properly to you.I am Barrister Frank Koswell Esq, the personal Attorney to late Mr.J.P.Groot.a national of your country and an oil Merchant with the Federal Government of lome-togo,until his death some years ago in fatal accident,Banked with Africa Development bank.(A.D.B) ,lome-togo and had a closing balance as at the end of September, 2004 worth US$12.500,000.00( Twelve Million five hundred thousand United States Dollars).


The management of the firm now expects the Next of Kin to come forward as Beneficiary.


All Efforts have been made by the Africa Development bank.(A.D.B) here in lome-togo, to get in touch with any of the Deceased Family or Relatives,but they have met with no success.As the deceased being a foreigner,that was why i decided to contact you so that you can put claim on this since you both shear the same last name.


Now the management under the influence of the bank Chairman and Members of the Board of directors,that arrangement has been made for the fund to be declared "Unclaimed"In order to avert this negative development, it is in this regards that i have decided to contact for a mutual benefit.

All documents and proof to enable you get this fund and all other properties will be carefully worked out by me for this claim. I have secured from the probate an order of Mandamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries,and more so i am assuring you that this claim is 100% risk free. Now it is left for you decide on what you will give as my percentage for assisting you in this claim. it is my humble prayer that the information as contained herein be accorded the necessary attention, urgency as well as the secrecy it deserves

I hope to hear from you soonest

Yours Sincerely,

Barrister Frank Koswell (Esq).



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