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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "my direct telephone number" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
  • "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.
  • barrister.bogoma@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Frank Chembers <frankchembers@rocketmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:55:37 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT MESSAGE TO PLEASE




BOGOMA BOGO=A0CHAMBERS
ATTORNEY SOLICITORS & LEGAL
REPRESENTATIVES
58 RUE DE MAWULE NYEKONAPKOE
LOME TOGO,WEST AFRICA
KINDELY REPLY WITHTHIS EMAIL BELOW

barrister.bogoma@yahoo.ca
TEL,+228-965-01-39



Dear=A0=A0=A0 This is very urgent,

=A0
I am Barrister Bogoma Bogo, a solicitor at law, personal attorney to Engr. =
Edward.N,Parkes, a national Of your country,who used to work as a=20
contractor in Lome Togo. Here in after shall be referred to as my client. O=
n=20
the 30th of April 2004, my client, were involved in a car accident along Kp=
alime express Road.All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there li=
ves. Since then I have made several enquiries here to locate any of my clie=
nts extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these seve=
ral unsuccessful attempts,I decided to search through with his name which m=
otivated me to contact you, to locate any member of his family hence I cont=
acted you.I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at=
US$20.5 million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or de=
clared unserviceable by the Security Finance Firm(bank) where this huge amo=
unt were deposited.

The said Security Finance Company has issued me a notice to provide the nex=
t of kin or have his account confisicated within the next twenty one offici=
al working days Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives fo=
r over 2years now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to =
the deceased since you have the same last names, so that the proceeds of th=
is account can be paid to you.Therefore, on receipt of your positive respon=
se, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.I h=
ave all 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=
=20
this transaction goes through and for more details.
I will like you to get back to me with
your telephone numbers...........
Marrital status.............,
Age...............
Private phone number.. ................
fax number.......................
occupation,.....................
and also what assurance are you given me that you will be able to handle th=
is fund when it gets to your care,and your advice on what will be good for =
me over there to invest my own share on ?? as soon as i received the aboved=
information i will then send you all the necessary documents,

BEST REGARDS,
BARRISTER BOGOMA BOGO=A0.
KINDLY GIVE ME A SHORT CALL AFTER GOING THROUGH THIS MAIL FOR MORE ORAL CLE=
ARIFICATIONS MY DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER :
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