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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:
  • "chief auditor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
  • mrtj_allen250@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.tj Allen" <mrtj.allen200@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 11:40:51 +0200
Subject: I Need Your Help


Mr.T.J.Allen
Chief Auditor .

Financial Bank Head office Corporate
Audit Department.
06 BP 1409 dpakpa godomey,
Lome Togo Republic.
Date:7-7-2008

Dear Sweden,

I am Mr.T.J.Allen (Chief Auditor ) with Financial Bank LOME TOGO. PLC. Audit
Department. I am writing following an oppurtunity in my office that will be
of imense benefit to both of us.in my department we discovered an abandoned
sum of 5.5 million Euroes only , in an account that belongs to one of our
foreign customers, In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of 5.5
Euroes Dollars (Five Million Five Hundred thousand Euroes) in an account
that belong to one of our foreign customers Late Engineer.Daniel Sweden,an
American who unfortunately lost his life on a TAM airlines commercial jet
crashed in Sao Paulo, Tuesday, July 17, 2007 and burst into flames after
skidding off a runway and barreling across a busy highway. All 176 people on
board were feared dead in what would be Brazil's deadliest air disaster, and
at least 15 were killed on the ground.You can read more about the crash by
visiting this site which I got during my investigation, please try to go
through the site.;
http://chinadaily.com.cn/world/2007-07/18/content_5438453.htm
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/gallery/070718/GAL-07Jul18-81840/index.html

Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next of
kin or relatves to come over and claim his money because we cannot release
it unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased
as indicated in our banking guidelines.Unfortunately I learnt that his
supposed next of kin being his only daughter died along with him in the
plane crash leaving nobody with the knowledge of this fund behind for the
claim. It is therefore upon this discovery that I and two other officials in
this department now decided to make business with you and release the money
to you as the next of kin or beneficiary of the funds for safety keeping and
subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and we don't want this
money to go back into Government treasury as unclaimed bill.

The banking law and guidelines here stipulates that such money remained
after five years the money will be transferred into banking treasury as
unclaimed funds. We agreed that 35% of this money will be for you as foreign
partner, while the balance will be for my colleagues and I. I will visit
your country for the disbursement according to the percentages indicated
above once this money gets into your account. Please be honest to me.Note
this transaction is confidential and risk free.As soon as you receive this
mail you should contact me through mye-mail address Please note that all the
necessary arrangement for the smooth release of these funds to you has been
finalised. We will discuss much indetails when I do receive your response.

Meanwhile I would need your personal details such as:

1. Your full name and Contact address.
2. Your age and Qccupation.
3. Your telephone and fax numbers
4. Your Marital status .

mean while contact me through my private email Bellow.

mail id; mrtj_allen250@yahoo.fr


I awaits your reply , forwarding mentioned informations above for neccesary
action on your behalf. here is my direct number you can call me for more
details (cell phone) 00228 9159815

fax 00228 9159816 or 00228 9759784

Best Regards

Mr.T.J.Allen

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