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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (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)
  • "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "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 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.
  • +2280665794 (Togo, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: frank falschau <frank_falschau4@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: f_falschauchambers@rediffmail.com
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:08:32 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Importante Message.



 
 
From Barrister Frank Falschau.ESQ
Lome Togo
West Africa.
Telephone. +228 066 57 94.
      
        
          
URGENT INHERITANCE CLAIM STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
 
 
I am quite convinced of the fact that this will come to you as a surprise, however I am writing you based on the privilege information i gathered about you on internet during my interlectual search, for urgent and confidential transaction which we will both benefit from, though, I know that a transaction of this, will make you magnitude,worried and apprehensive.
 
 
I am Barrister Frank Falschau, a solicitor at law, personal attorney to Mr. Morgan, a nationality Of your country,who worked with Texaco oil Company in Republic of Togo, Here in after shall be referred to as my client on the year 2006, my client and his wife and their 2 daughters unfortunately lost there lives in a Gas Explosion, from their House building, and since then I have made several enquirys to your embassy here to locate any of my client extended relatives, this has also been proved unsuccessful to my effort to locate my late client relative.
 
 
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name to locate any of his relatives hence I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the fund valued at US$20.Million left behind by my client before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by Karem Security Company in Lome/Togo my resciding nationality country by birth, where this huge amount was deposited in a Trunk Box, under the coverage of family valuables, The said Security Company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have this box confiscated within the next twenty one official working days as they don't know the content of the Trunk Box.
 
 
Since i have been unsuccessfully in locating the relatives of my late client, I seek your attention to present you as the next of kin deceased of my late client, so that the proceedings of this box can be transfer to you, Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfers as I have every necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim.
 
 
You are related with my late client or not, all i need is your urgent respond so that we can both achieve this aim together undue the advantage of the trust I have bestowed on you before contacting you.
 
 
Your last bearing name related to my late is the most important and legal information we need mostly to present to the Security Company, apart from the legal documents of my late client with me.
 
 
All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction come through, I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law, i don't want third party with us, this should be secret between me and you, if we are fast, we will not spend less than 7 working official days.
 
 
I await your urgent response  or you call me on my private cell number, +228 066 57 94, you forwrad me your legal info below.
 
 
Your Full Name.
Your Current Contact Address.
Your Private Cell/Telephone Number.
Your Fax Number.
Your Occupation.
Your Date Of Birth.
 
 
Waiting to hear from you.
 
 
Thanks and God bless
Barrister.Frank Falschau.ESQ



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