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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "million 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)
  • "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: Stojjre Mark Coco <grb62007@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: grb62004@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 12:09:59 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: I beg for your urgent and confidential reply. ........................ Hannie de Boer


Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Stojjre Mark Coco , a solicitor at law, personal attorney to late Mr. A. T. Boer, Who worked with shell development company here in Lome Togo. The deceased was one of our clients he died in a car accident that included the wife and the unique dauther. This occured on the 21st of April 2002 in a street name Nouvissi express Road. before the accident he has made a deposit amounting 25 Million United States Dollars in one of the bank, After his death, an effort has been made by my office to locate his family members or relatives to inherit this amount, unfortunately our research through the embassy and other structure has proved to be vain.

I therefore decided to make this proposal to you as the next of kin; hence you bear thesame last name. Owing to the rules and regulation of the bank who stipulates that if such money remained unserviceable and unclaimed after six years as it would be definately send to treasure account as confiscated funds. Regards to that, my office has been already notified by the bank to provide the next of kin within this period of time.

Due to this,I am seeking your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased, so that this amount will be paid to you. I have all necessary information and legal documents to back up this claim.
However, 10% of the total sum would be map out for administrative expenses and the 90% to be share equally between you and my office, soon as we are through with this transaction I will come in your country for disbursement...
I would appreciate your kind understanding and the confidentialities of this matter. I beg to sign off awaiting your reaction no matter what will be your decision.

Best Regard.

Barrister Stojjre Mark Coco esq.
(Attorney at-Law)




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