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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Florentine Koeviakoue" <mrsflorentinekoe1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: florentinekoe@voila.fr
Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:26:00 +0000
Subject: From Mrs Florentine Koeviakoue // Rudy Van Egdom

Dear Friend,

I am Barrister Florentine Koeviakoue (Mrs) a solicitor at law, personal
attorney to Engineer P.B.Egdom,a national Of your country,who used to work
with Shell Development Company in Lome Togo. Here in after shall be referred
to as my client. On the 31st of October 2004, my client,his wife and their
only daughter were involved in a car accident.

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I
have made several enquirers to to locate any of my clients extended
relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts to locate his real relatives,I
decided to contact you since you have the same last name with my late
client. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the fund valued at
US$11.5 million left behind by my client before it gets confiscated or
declared unserviceable by the Security Finance Firm where this huge amount
were deposited.

The said Security Finance Company has issued me a notice to provide the
next of kin or have his account confiscated within the next twenty one
official working days. Since I have been unsuccessfully in locating the
relatives for over years now, I seek the consent to present you as the next
of kin to the deceased since you have the same last names, 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
and legal documents needed to back you up for 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 you from Any breach of the law.

Awaiting to hear from you.

Best regards,
Barrister Florentine Koeviakoue (Mrs)

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