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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:
  • "hundred thousand us 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)
  • "00,000.00" (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.)
  • "@lawyer.com" (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.
  • ansah_esqtg@lawyer.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Ansah Lucky <a.lawfirmtg1@yahoo.pl>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 09:44:43 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Private Message To You:::::::::Henk Jonkman




Barrister Ansah's Chambers (Esq.)                     
Principal Law Advocate. LLM, HBL.
 Senior Advocate .
PROPERTY/LEGAL ASSISTANCE. 
Telephone :00 228 0938468                       
Email Address ansah_esqtg@lawyer.com
 
                    SUB: URGENT & CONFIDENTIAL MATTER
 
 Dear  Henk Jonkman,
 
      I am Barrister Lucky Ansah (Esq) (Solicitor and Advocate) and personal/family Attorney to the  late B. A  Jonkman (Snr) , a national of your country, who used to be a financial  chevron petroleum company in lome togo herein shall be  referred to as "my client''. On the 26th of December 2003, my client'' his wife and  their three children were involved in the the  Benin Republic Airways flight air crash with registration number ( 141-UTA) which departed from village called Adjarra near Porto Novou Benin Republic to destination lome and all the family died in this fatal air mishap 26th of December 2003. For more information on the plane crash logon
to :http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3348109.stm .
Ever since then, I have made several enquiries to his embassy to locate  any of "my client extended relatives but this has also proved unsuccessful.
 
     "My client'' left lots of money in the ( U.T.B ) Union Togolaise Banque,  Where the deceased had an account Valued at about US$11.500,000.00 (Eleven Million five hundred Thousand US Dollars ) in his private account with  ( U.T.B ) Note, that my client deposited the fund before his unfortunate demise, and of  which I have the whole Documents to the fund as his Attorney here in  lome togo. I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name with my client so I desided  to contact you as the next of kin, Upon the confirmation of  your private telephone and fax number, i will not hesitate to start the necessary step that will enable you claim the fund from the Bank.
 
     Finally, every further information regarding  this funds will be disclosed to you Prior to you absolute Confidentiality and trust in you that you will never take undue  advantage of the fund upon the claim of the money from the Bank. Percentage terms will also be discussed with you before we can proceed.
 
Awaiting your prompt response :
 
  Best Regards,
 
Barrister Lucky Ansah(Esq.)
 Principal Law Advocate. LLM, HBL.
Senior Advocate .
PROPERTY/LEGAL ASSISTANCE.
Telephone :00 228 0938468



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