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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:
  • "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. )
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: Emmanuel Pasolo <pasoloemmanuel@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:56:37 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: THANKS.


ATTN:

I am Barrister Emmanuel Pasolo . an Attorney at law, and the Personal lawyer to Engineer W.A.FRANK, a foreign citizen who used to work as research and production technology in Shell oil company of Togo,Hereinafter shall be referred to as my client. On the 11th of sept 2002,my client,his wife and their two children were involved in a fattal car accident along Karra-Sokode expressway while arriving from a Holiday to Lome. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several inquiries to your Embassy to locate any of my client's extended relatives and this has also proved unsuccessful.

I am contacting you to assist in claiming the sum of US$7.5 million in cash, which the deceased deposited with a Security Company in Lome-Togo for safekeeping. The Security Company in Lome-Togo has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin of my late client or have the deposit with them confiscated. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over one year now, I want to present you as the next of kin to the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.

Upon your acceptance to this proposal,the information of the Security Company will be furnished to you so that you will establish a contact with them and inform them of your readiness to come and claim the deposit with them.
Every information related to the deposit will be send to you, which you shall use to identify yourself as the next of kin of my late client Engr. W.A.FRANK. If you are ready to assist me get back to me for more informations.

Yours Sincerely,
Barrister Emmanuel Pasolo




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