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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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Fraud email example:

From: "remond kossi" <barrister_kossi2@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 03 Nov 2004 18:21:53 +0000
Subject: Attn; Costiaan Lind Den Helder

From : The principal attorney
First Class Legal Services and Co.
Boulevard du la Kara
Lome Togo.

Dear Costiaan Lind Den Helder,

I am Barrister Paul Kossi, a legal practitioner, I am the personal attorney
to Mr.William Helder, a national Of your country, who used to work with
Shell Development Company in Lome Togo. He used to be my client my client.

On the 21st of April 2000, my client, his wife and their only daughter were
involved in a car accident along Nouvissi express Road. All occupants of the
vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several
enquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended
relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.

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$17.5 million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or
declared unserviceable by the Finance Firm where this huge amount were
deposited.

The said Finance Company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin
or have his account confisicated within the next twenty one official working
days.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over two years
now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased
since you have the same last names, so that the proceeds of this account can
be paid to you.

Therefore, 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 for claim.

All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this
transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Awaiting to hear from you urgently.

Thanks and God bless you.

Best Regards,

Barrister Paul Kossi,
Chief of the group,
Lome Togo.
West Africa

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