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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (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 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.
  • +2289991007 (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.
  • ansaeboh@fromru.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Ansa E Eboh <ansaeboh@fromru.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:25:51 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [BiO Mail] Attn:Steven Mocking,

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The following message was sent to you via the Bioinformatics.Org email form.
The sender is user Ansa E Eboh <ansaeboh@fromru.com>.
To report abuse, please forward this message to <abuse@bioinformatics.org>.
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From Ansa Eboh
Associate Member of Ansa/George Chambers,
Call into Bar in 1985,Areas of
Practice,
Commercial Law,Insurance and
Reinsurance,Banking.
Commercial Judicial Review.
Lome-Togo.

Attn:Steven Mocking,

I am Barrister Ansa Eboh, a solicitor at law, personal
attorney to my Mr J.C.Mocking, a national Of your
country,who used to work as a contractor in LomeTogo.

Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the
24th of June 2005, my client, were involved in a car
accident along Kpalime express Road. All occupants of the
vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have
made several enquiries here to locate any of my clients
extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to
search through with his name which motivated me to contact
you, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted
you. I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the
fund valued at US$20.5 million left behind by my client
before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by
the Security Finance Firm(bank) 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
confisicated within the next twenty one official working
days Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the
relatives for over 2 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 goes through and for more details.

KINDLY GIVE ME A SHORT CALL AFTER GOING THROUGH THIS MAIL.
TELEPHONE NUMBER. +228 999 10 07.

Marrital Status.................
Age.................................
Phone Number.. ................
Fax Number.......................

Best regards.

FROM BARRISTER ANSA EBOH(ESQ)
ROYAL CHAMBER LOME TOGO
14,RUE LE PRESIDEN LOME TOGO
WEST AFRICA
CALL ME

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