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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +2289303346 (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.
  • mattnwanze_tg001@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Matthew Nwanze <matt_tg9@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <mattnwanze_tg001@rediffmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:53:19 +0000
Subject: Private Message To ; Isabelle



FROM THE DESK OF:BARRISTER.MATTHEW NWANZEFINANCIAL ATTORNEY,ECOWAS BANK FOR INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT (EBID)128,BOULEVARD DU 13 JANVIER,BP,2704 LOME - TOGOPRIVATE TELEPHONE: +228-930 33 46Private E-mail: mattnwanze_tg001@rediffmail.com

Dear friend,

I am Barrister Matthew Nwanze,the Financial Attorney,ECOWAS BANK FORINVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT(EBID),and the Personal lawyer to EngineerM.A.Silman,a foreigner who used to work with Shell International Republicof Togo, Hereinafter shall be referred to as my client.

As it may interest you to know, I got your contact through the internetproffesional Data Base by devine inspiration as I was going throughsome directories.

I am contacting you for a business at hand which will privilage us theopportunity to do one another a life time favour. I want to transfer tooverseas ($15,000.000.00 USD) from ECOWAS BANK FOR INVESTMENT ANDDEVELOPMENT(EBID) LOME-TOGO.

I decided to contact you in order to champion such a business magnitudewithout any problem. On the 21st of April 2003,my client,his wife andtheir two children were involved in a car accident along Noewayexpressway while arriving from a Holiday to Lome. All occupants of the vehicleunfortunately lost their lives.

My late client died without a [heir] hence the board of this bank hasissued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have his accountconfiscated.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 4years now, I seek your consent to present as the next of kin to thedeceased so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you directly.
However, every legal steps will been put in place to obtain all legalapprovals of this money into your account with appropriate clearancedocuments from the relevant ministries here. I am revealing this to youwith believe in God that you will never let me down in this business.
Your urgent reply will be highly appreciate to enable me inform you thenext step to take urgently because this transaction will be actualizewithin 14 banking days.

All I need is your full co-operation to make this work fine because thebank management is ready to approve this payment to the next of kinthat has all the informations and claims document of this account, ofwhich I will send them to you upon your positive response once I amconvinced that you are willing and ready to handle this deal.

With my legal power in this bank, the money will be released/transferedinto any reliable bank account which you can provide with assurancethat this money will be intact pending my physical arrival in yourcountry for sharing.

I will be monitor the whole situations here in the bank untill youconfirm this funds in your account. At the conclusion of this business, youwill be given 50% of the total amount while 50% will be for me.

I look forward to your earliest reply and don't hesitate to give me acall on my private telephone number +228-930-33-46 as soon as youreceive this letter.

Best regards.

Matthew Nwanze Esq.
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