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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.)
  • "@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.
  • lawfirmtg-1@lawyer.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: lawfirmtg-1@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:48:23 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Private message for you : Kai Reinders


Barrister Bolan Kodjo, (Esq.)
Principal Law Advocate. LLM, HBL.
Senior Advocate .
PROPERTY/LEGAL ASSISTANCE.
Telephone :00 228 0938468             
Email Address ; lawfirmtg-1@lawyer.com
                                          
                      
Dear : Kai Reinders

                    SUB: URGENT & CONFIDENTIAL MATTER

  I am Barrister Bolan Kodjo(Esq) (Solicitor and Advocate) and personal/family
Attorney to the  late Mr. J A. Reinders,  a national of your country, A contractor with the 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,

Bolan Kodjo,Esq.
Principal Law Advocate. LLM, HBL.
Senior Advocate .
PROPERTY/LEGAL ASSISTANCE.
Telephone :00 228 0938468
Email Address ; lawfirmtg-1@lawyer.com


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