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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (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.
  • danadeh2@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: danadeh2@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 11:51:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PLEASE REPLY URGENTLY




From The Office Of
Barrister Daniel Adeh
ADE CHAMBERS
17 Jean Paul Road
Lome Togo.
Email: danadeh2@hotmail.com

I am Barrister Daniel Adeh a solicitor at law. Personal attorney to one Eng=
ineer Thompson a national of your country,who used to work with Shell Devel=
opment Company in Lome Togo. Here in after shall be referred to as my clien=
t.

On the 21st of April 2003, my client, his wife and their only daughter were=
involved in a car accident along Nouvissi express Road. All occupants of t=
he vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several e=
nquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended relative=
s, this has also proved unsuccessful.=20

After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to track his last name =
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 US$10.5 =
million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared un=
serviceable by the Union bank of Africa ,LOME-TOGO where this huge amount w=
ere deposited.=20

The said bank,Union bank of Africa has issued me a notice to provide the ne=
xt of kin or have his account confisicated within the next twenty one offic=
ial working days.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for years now, I s=
eek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased hence the=
re is no way I can not see any of his relatives,so that the proceeds of thi=
s account can be paid to you.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response,we shall then discuss the s=
haring ratio and modalities for transfer.I have all necessary=A0 informatio=
n and legal documents needed to back you up for claim.=20

All I require from you is your honest co-operation to enable us see this tr=
ansaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate =
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in=
touch with me through my alternative email=A0=A0(danadeh2@hotmail.com) or=
=A0the above email for more details.

Best Regards.

Daniel Adeh.
Ade Chambers.


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