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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:
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: john damijo <barrister_johndamijo@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:49:09 +0100 (CET)
Subject: confidential offer from my chambers


=46ROM BARRISTER JOHN DAMIJO=20
=20
JOHNDAMIJO ADVOCATE CHAMBERS
13, Rue Des Haoussas
Lome-Togo
West-Africa

=20
Dear,
=20
I am Barrister John Damijo, a solicitor at law, personal attorney to Mr=
.P.A. ,a national Of your country, who used to work with Shell Developmen=
t Company in Republic of Togo. Here in after shall be referred to as my c=
lient. On the 21st of April 2000, my client,his wife and their only daugh=
ter were involved in auto crash along ecowas express road. All occupants =
of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made sev=
eral enquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended =
relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.
=20
After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to track his last n=
ame over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contact=
ed you.I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at =
US$6.5 million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or de=
clared unserviceable by the CARL SARL SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY in Lom=
e,Togo where this huge amount was deposited in a trunk box with other tre=
asures.The said security company has issued me a notice to provide the ne=
xt of kin or have his account confisicated within the next twenty one off=
icial working days but they dont know the content of the box.Since I have=
been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 2years now, I seek =
the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you h=
ave the same last names, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid=
to you.
=20
Therefore, on receipt of your positive response,we shall then discuss t=
he sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.I have all necessary informa=
tion and legal documents needed to back you up for claim. All I require f=
rom you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction thro=
ugh. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement =
that will protect you from any breach of the law.
=20
Best regards.=20
Barrister John Damijo(S.A.T)
Principal Partner

=09
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