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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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Please note about this email:

• It is a next of kin / dead customer scam (5 typical phrases found).
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Kojo Ahmed" <kojoahmed@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: kojo_ahmed7@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 01:20:19 +0100
Subject: Greetings,

Greetings,
 
I am Mr Kojo Ahmed, confidential secretary to late Mr.Gordon Kevin ,a national of your country, who worked with African Petroleum Corporation in Nigeria.On the 21st of April 2002, my Boss lost his life during an oil exploration and since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of his extended relatives but this has also proved unsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful attempts, I then decided to locate a Reliable Foreigner hence I contacted you.
 
I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the assets and Capital($10.540m.)left behind by my former Boss before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the share holders of this bank.
 
I am seeking your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.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  the claims under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
If this offer is acceptable to you please send me your phone and fax numbers for easier,more confidential and heart to heart talks.

waiting to hear from you soon.
 
Best regards,
 
Kojo Ahmed.

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