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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:
  • "million 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.)
  • "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.
• 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.
  • gk2004tg@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "GEORGE KUTI" <gk2003tg@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 15:46:02 +0200
Subject: Yours Truly Barrister George Kuti


FROM BARRISTER GEORGE KUTI. KUTI`S LAW FIRM. LOCATED AT NO 241.LOME REP.OFTOGO.
DIRET TEL:-(+228)9400479.REPLY TO E-mail: (gk2004tg@yahoo.fr)

GREETING !

I beg for your pardon ,I am Barrister GEORGE KUTI( LLB.) ,personal attorney
to Late Engr. John Shelpert Creek, a national of GERMANY, he is the owner of
JOHNNY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY in Lome Togo, West Africa.He died on the 12th of
July 2004, in a Motor accident along Lome To Benin road.My client
Engr.John)deposited
the sum of (US$6.7 Million Dollars Only),with (UNION TOGOLAISE DE
BANQUE).This transaction is to handle with legal cover under which there is
nothing to worry about, I need an assistance from you so that we can
transfer the fund into your account for investment .
Then you and myself can share the fund 60% to me, 40% to you.All I require
is your honest co-operation to enable us seethis transaction goes through. I
guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect both of us from any breach of the law as it is 100% risk free,I
was mandated by the bank to provide the next of kin to inherit the fund of
my late client.I hereby advice you to keep this transaction secret to
yourself alone.
Please urgently forward to me this below information to enable me submit to
bank.

Your full name :......................................................
Your Occupation:...................................................
Your Age:...............................................................
Your Phone number:...............................................
Fax number:...........................................................
Country:..................................................................

Yours Truly,Barrister George Kuti ( LLB ).
and please reply on this E-mail: (gk2004tg@yahoo.fr)
N/B.Very important note call me first to my direct Tel:-(+228)9400479.

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