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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:
  • "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.
  • kelvin100c@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Kelvin Dan <kelvin200c@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 05:44:59 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Attention, Pim van Leeuwen



Barrister Kelvin Daniel=20
18 Rue de Mobutu Sesko=20
Street Lome Togo,=20
West Africa.=20
Email:kelvin100c@yahoo.com

Attention,=A0

I am Barrister Kelvin Daniel ,a solicitor at law,personal attorney to=A0 Mr=
..P.B.Leeuwen.a national Of your country,who used to work as=A0 director wit=
h Shell development Company in Lome Togo . Here in=A0 after shall be referr=
ed to as my client. On the 21st of April 2000,=A0 my client,his wife and th=
eir only daughter were involved in a car=A0 accident along Nouvissi express=
Road.=A0

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since=A0 then =
I have made several enquiries to yourembassy here to locate=A0 any of my cl=
ients extended relatives, this has also proved=A0=A0 unsuccessful.After the=
se several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to=A0 track his last name over t=
he Internet,to locate any member of his=A0 family hence I contacted you.I h=
ave=A0 contacted you to assist in=A0 repartrating the fund valued at US$9.5=
million left behind by my=A0 client before it gets confisicated or declare=
d unserviceable by=A0 the=A0 Union Togolaise de Banque (U.T.B) where this h=
uge amount were=A0 deposited.=A0

The said=A0 U.T.B. has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin=A0 or =
have his account confisicated within the next twenty one (21) official work=
ing days. Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating=A0 the relatives for o=
ver 2years now, I seek the consent to present=A0 you as the next of kin to =
the deceased since you have the same last=A0 names, so that the proceeds of=
this account can be paid to you.=A0

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then=A0 discuss t=
he sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.I have all=A0 necessary inform=
ation and legal documents needed toback you up for=A0 claim. All I require =
from you=A0 is your honest cooperation to enable=A0 us see this transaction=
through. I guarantee that this will be=A0 executed under legitimate arrang=
ement that will protect you from=A0 any breach of the law.=A0

Please get in touch with me through the above email for more=A0 details. Ca=
ll me for oral discussion and provide your telephone=A0 number aswell.=A0

Best regards.=20
Barrister Kelvin Daniel SAT=0A=0A=0A

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