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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:
  • "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.)
  • "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.
  • michvick2006tg@yahoo.com
  • barrfakomaesqpvt@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "fakoliomoma1 Gazeta.pl" <fakoliomoma1@gazeta.pl>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:40:24 +0000
Subject: URGENT TREAT


*FAKOLI OMAMA Esq,
No.11 Sengor Rd Lome
Togo West Africa*
* <http://us.f448.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=michvick2006tg@yahoo.com>*
**
*Dear ,

I am Barrister FAKOLI OMAMA (Esq), a solicitor at law.personal attorney to
late Mr.Robert ,who was a contractor with European Development
company.Herein after shall be referred to my client, On the 11th of
september 2001 my client was involved in world trade
centerbombing.unfortunately lost his life three month after the
incident due to
injuries he substained in the bombing , since then I have made several
inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my client extended relatives but
this has proved unsuccessful.

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$10.5 million left behind by my client
before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Finance Security
Company in Lome/Togo 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 box.

Since I have been unsuccessfully in locating the relatives for over 2years
now,I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased,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.

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.

Please get in touch with me through thisemailbox EMAILTO
barrfakomaesqpvt@rediffmail.com for more details.

Thanks and God bless
FAKOLI OMAMA (Esq)*

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