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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2289260640 (Togo, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Koffi Larry" <kflarry8@ldsliving.com>
Reply-To: koffilarry_tg504@rediffmail.com
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:28:12 +0200
Subject: YOUR URGENT IS NEEDED PLS


**
*Dear Sir/Madam ,

I AM MR KOFFI LARRY, The head of auditing and accounting section of (BTCI)
BANQUE TOGOLAISE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE, Lome-Togo in West Africa
with due respect and regards.I have decided to contact you on a business
transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of the
transaction.

We had a foreign client DR H. PAUL JACOBI who deposited a huge sum of money
(USD$9.5Million) with our bank.Eventually, this client was among the victims
of EGYPT AIR BOEING 767 FLIGHT NO.990 that crashed on the 31-10-1999 in
U.S.A but, since then we have not had any body coming for the claims as the
next of kin.

A sitaution I have monitored closely with my position in the bank.Now,
having monitored this deposit over the years after his death, and hence
nobody has showed up as the next of kin for the past three and half years, I
have moved the file to my private volt.

I now solicit for your assistance to present you as the next of kin as every
other arrangement has being concluded by me and I am only waiting for a
foreigner to enable me move the fund to his account. This does not have any
risk attached to it as all the internal documentations will be handled by
me.I therefore request you to confirm your interest by a return message and
I will furnish you with details .

I expect your urgent response indicating your full interest in this great
business transaction to our both mutual trust with the follwing.*
*1.Full Name*
*2.Full postal address*
*3.Phone numbers for our easy communication.*
*
For further clarification you can always reach me on my direct number
at:* +228-926-06-40 <skype:+2289260640?origin=IETB>
*.

I look forward to hear from you soonest.

Best Regards,*
*Koffi Larry.*
**

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