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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • drjamesalabert_mail@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr James Alabert" <alabertj2@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 14:48:41 +0000
Subject: This Is From Dr James Alabert Dear Friend..


>From Dr James Alabert.
32 Avenue Jean-Jaures Boulevard,
Lome-Togo.

Attention Dear Friend,

I Dr James Alabert Operate with Royal Link Security Company here in Lome
Togo.

On June 17, 2005, the late client Engr Anthony Udo were involved in a car
accident along Anelo express Road. All occupants of the vehicle lost there
lives. Since then I have made several enquiries here to locate any of the
late clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful..

After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to search through with
an partner 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
$13.8Million left behind by the late client before it gets confisicated or
declared unserviceable by the Global Finance Security Company where this
huge amount were deposited.

The said Royal Link Security 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 3 years now, I seek the consent to present you as the
next of kin to the deceased since i have every backup informations to the
late client, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response to my private email box:
drjamesalabert_mail@yahoo.com , we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and
modalities for transfer. I have all necessary informations and legal
documents needed to back you up for claim.

This transaction requires absoluate secrecy and confidentiality.

All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this
transaction goes through and for more details..

Thanks.
Dr James Alabert.
32 Avenue Jean-Jaures Boulevard,
Lome-Togo.

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