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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:

• 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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Usman Morgan" <usmanlmorgan1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: usman.morgan@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:29:15 +0000
Subject: Re: Nice to hear from you urgently!!!


USMAN MORGANLUCAS_ATTORNEY
25/26 RIVERS LAY-OUT,
LOME -TOGO ,WEST -AFRICA
TELEPHONE - 00228-981-7172

Attention,

I am Barrister Usman L. morgan Esq, a legal practitioner, I am the personal
attorney to Mr. P . A, a national Of your country, who used to work with
Agip Development Company in Lome Togo. He used to be my client.

On the 26th of Dcember 2004, my client, his wife and their only daughter
were involved in a Gas outblaze in their home in Lycee All house hold were
cosumed by the fire unfortunately. Since then I have made several enquiries
to your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this
has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you over the
Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.I have
contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at Ten million Three
Hundred Thousand Dollars left behind by my client before it gets
confisicated or declared unserviceable by the International Bank where this
huge amount were deposited.

The said International Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of
kin or have his account confisicated within the next twenty one official
working days.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 2years
now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased,
so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the
sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.I have 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 this
transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Best Regards,
Usman L. Morgan Esq.

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