419 scam: Toure Maths <barr.touremathew@live.com> Dear Friend,

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "trunk box" (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.)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "barr.touremathew@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: Toure Maths <barr.touremathew@live.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 13:53:04 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend,

Please contact me at this email address ( barr.touremathew@live.com )

Dear Friend,

Am barrister Toure Mathew By name, I am contacting you to assist retrieve a
deposit trunk box of money in a total amount of Ten Million Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars left in a Security and finance firm by my Late client,who
is a nationality of your country,and his name is Late
Engineer.M.Alexander,before its get confiscated and declared abandoned
property by the security and finance firm here in the federal Republic of
Togo,Due to the confidentiality of this information,I would want you to
send me your private email where I can send you more comprehensive
information of Late Engineer.M.Alexander and every other information you
may need to use and proceed further for the claims of the trunk box at the
security and finance company office.Meanwhile be informed that the Security
and finance company does not know the contents of the registered trunk box
with the as cash as it was regsitered as a family valuable properties,and
this is what you must stand to tell the company at the time of claims.

Mathew
Tel +22899084671

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