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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk box" (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.)
  • "chambers" (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 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.
  • barrister_manoah_ganga2007@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3bbarrister_manoah_ganga2007@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "barrister_manoah_ganga Gazeta.pl" <barrister_manoah_ganga@gazeta.pl>
Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 16:51:56 +0200
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU???


>From The Desk of Barrister Manoah Ganga
Senior& Advocate
Manoah Ganga Law Chambers
197 Rue De Mamman Gasar
Lome-Togo (West Africa)

Attn Pls,

I am Barrister Manoah Ganga ,a solicitor at law,personal attorney to (Mr P.
Meyer,)who used to work with Shell Development Company and Principal owner
Heistal Construction Company here in Republic of Togo.Hereinafter shall be
referred to as my client.

On the 21st of April 2002, my client,his wife and their only daughter were
involved in auto crash along Ecowas express road.All occupants of the
vehicle unfortunately lost there lives.Since then I have made several
enquiries to his embassy here to locate any of my clients extended
relatives,this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to track his last name
over the Internet,to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.I
have contacted you to assist in repartrating the Fund valued at US$5.5
million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared
unserviceable by the Security & Finance Trust company here in Lome-Togo
where this huge amount was deposited in a trunk box with other treasures.

The said security company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin
or have his consignment confisicated within the next seventy two official
working days.But they dont know that the realy content of this boxes.Since I
have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for past years now,I seek
the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased ,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. All I require from you is your
honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.I guarantee
that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect
you from any breach of the law.
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Contact me in my private
Email;barrister_manoah_ganga2007@yahoo.com<Email%3Bbarrister_manoah_ganga2007@yahoo.com>
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Best regards.

Barrister Manoah Ganga
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002280885247
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