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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "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)
  • "there is no risk involved" (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.
  • peterschambers@webmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Peters Kovi <kov_peters@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 13:26:52 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Urgent,Call me after Reading: Roy.M.Helleman


From:Barrister Kovi Peters,
Address: 64 avenue boulevard de kpalime
Lome Togo Republic
Private Email:peterschambers@webmail.co.za
Tel#: 00228 922 8562

Dear Roy.M.Helleman ,

Greetings. I am Barrister Kovi Peters, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to Late Mr.A.N.Helleman , a national of your country, who is an oil consultant/contractor with Togolaise Liquified Natural Gas (TLNG).

On the 27th of April 2004, my client, his wife and their three children were among the victims of the political crisis that took place here in my country. My client and his family unfortunately lost their lives. My client deposited the sum of USD$15 million dollars with a SECURITY COMPANY here, that has an affiliate in Europe.

All attempts have been made to see if I could get any of his relation but all to no avail. I therefore decided to look for a foreigner bearing the same name with my Client who will stand as his next of kin to claim this fund. The total sum of USD$15 million dollars is still with the SECURITY COMPANY. No one will come and claim it except the next of kin to my Client.And according to Togolaise banking law, after three years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Togolaise Government. If the account owner is
certified death and no body comes forward to claim it.

This is the situation, and my plan is looking for a foreigner who will stand in as the beneficiary/next of kin. This is simple. All you have to do is to send me your company name and address if any or residential address, Your telephone and fax numbers,age,occupation,marital status,full name,which I will use to prepare an application letter and submit to the security company and also process and procure all the legal papers/documents that backs you up as the true next of kin to my client and I will submit it to the Finance house for proper Claim of the fund and we are going to share in the ratio of 50% for me 50% for you.

There is no risk involved. I will use my position as attorney to prepare the legal documents/papers the SECURITY COMPANY may/would demand from you for this transaction. I have an exclusive right over his estates here by virtue of my status as his personal attorney, appointing me to act as the sole executor of his estate/ property and subsequently present his next of kin/relative to the SECURITY COMPANY so in effect.

If you are interested, please reply and be rest assured that this transaction could be most profitable for both of us. I am waiting for your reply.

Respectfully
Kovi Peters
Private Email: peterschambers@webmail.co.za
Private Phone: 00228 922 8562.



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