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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "million united states dollars" (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.)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • barristerthomugo2000@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Thompson Ugo <thompsonugo202@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: barristerthomugo2000@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 11:23:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR REPLY IS NEEDED FROM BARRISTER THOMPSON UGO


FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER THOMPSON UGO EQS
THOMPSON& ASSOCIATE CHAMBERS
SOLICITORS AND ADVOCATE
P.O.BOX 11818
ACCRA GHANA.
REP:EMAIL:barristerthomugo2000@gmail.com

DEAR Edith Boonstra

BEFORE I PROCEED, I MUST FIRST APOLOGIZE FOR THIS UNSOLICITED MAIL TO YOU I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS CERTAINLY AN UNCONVENTIONAL APPROACH TO STARTING A RELATIONSHIP, BUT AS TIME GOES ON YOU WILL REALIZE THE NEED FOR MY ACTION.

MY NAME IS BAR.THOMPSON UGO,A SOLICITOR AND THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO LATE MR.ROLAND HUK, A CITIZEN OF YOUR COUNTRY, WHO OWNS A DIAMOND COMPANY HERE IN GHANA WEST AFRICA IN AFTER REFERRED TO AS MY CLIENT.ON THE 22ND OF AUGUST 2006, IT WAS REPORTED TO US, THAT MY CLIENT, WHILE RETURNING FROM VACATION WITH HIS FAMILY FROM RUSSIA, ALL DIED IN THE TUPOLEV-154 CRASH LEAVING FROM BLACK SEA HOLIDAY RESORT OF ANAPA TO ST.PETERSBURG.MY CLIENT AND HIS ENTIRE FAMILY UNFORTUNATELY LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE CRASH. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CRASH AND PEOPLE, VISIT THIS http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5274958.stm

SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL INQUIRIES TO YOUR EMBASSY TO LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIENT'S EXTENDED RELATIVES, WHICH HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AFTER THESE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS, THE NEED TO CONTACT YOU.MY MAIN REASON FOR CONTACTING YOU IS TO ASSIST ME IN REPATRIATING THE MONEY AND PROPERTY LEFT BEHIND BY MY CLIENT BEFORE THEY ARE CONFISCATED OR DECLARED UNCLAIMED FUND BY THE BANK WHERE THEY ARE DEPOSITED/LODGED. PARTICULARLY,GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK WHERE THE DECEASED HAS A FIXED SUM OF EIGHTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS. THE SAID BANK HAS ISSUED ME A FINAL NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OF MY LATE CLIENT OR THEY WILL BE LEFT WITH NO OTHER CHOICE THAN TO CONFISCATE HIS FUNDS,A COPY OF THE SAID NOTICE WHICH I WILL FAX TO YOU ON GETTING YOUR REPLY.

SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING MY CLIENT'S RELATIVES FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, NOW I SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MY LATE CLIENT GOING BY THE FACT THAT BOTH OF YOU ARE OF THE SAME NATIONALITY, SO THAT THE SAID FUNDS AS STATED ABOVE I.E, THE SUM OF EIGHTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS CAN BE PAID INTO YOUR ACCOUNT INSTEAD OF LEAVING IT FOR GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK.

WE CAN TAKE PART OF IT AND LEAVE THE REST TO CHARITY,AS IT IS PART OF WHAT MY LATE CLIENT ALWAYS DO WHEN HE WAS ALIVE. I HAVE ALL NECESSARY LEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT CAN BE USED TO BACK UP ANY CLAIM WE MAY MAKE ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST CO-OPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE THIS ARRANGEMENT THROUGH, I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW. PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR CONFIDENTIAL PHONE/FAX NUMBERS SO THAT I CAN FAX TO YOU ALL THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE BANK AND ME PLEASE REPLY TO ME VIA THIS MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS;barristerthomugo2000@gmail.com
BEST REGARDS

THOMPSON UGO [ESQ]


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