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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: "MR CHRIS KOFFI" <chris_koffi01@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: chris_koffi02@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 17:28:04 +0100
Subject: PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT

FROM MR.CHRIS KOFFI
NORTH ATLANTIC FINANCE SECURITIES.
LOME-TOGO
EMAIL; chris_koffi02@hotmail.com
TEL/00 228 927 4008

DEAR SIR,
I WISH TO APPOLOGIES FOR DISTRACTING YOUR ATTENTION BUT BEFORE I PROCEED I WANT TO QUICKLY INTRODUCE MYSELF ;

I AM MR.CHRIS KOFFI ,THE MANAGER OFOPERATION WITH THE NORTH ATLANTIC FINANCE SECURITIES S.A.R.L.HERE INLOME TOGO.
NORTH ATLANTIC FINANCE SECURITIES S.A.R.L IS A SECURITY ANDFINANCIAL COMPANY THAT HANDLE PERSON,FAMILY AND COMPANIES PRECIOUSMETALS E.G:GOLD,PRECIOUS STONES AND DIAMOND,AND ALSO,WE PROVIDE SAVINGS AND HOUSING LOAN TO PERSONS,FAMILIES AND COMPANIES.

I GOT YOUR CONTACT<bFROM OUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HERE IN LOME TOGO, WHEN I WAS SEARCHING FORA FOREIGN PARTNER WHOM,I CAN TRUST AND DO BUSINESS WITH. ON THE 5'TH JULY 1999 THERE WAS AN AIRCRASH THAT HAPPENED IN EGYPT.

ONE ON OF OURLATE CUSTOMER WHO IS A CITIZEN AND AN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSMAN IN YOURCOUNTRY,DIED WITH HIS NEXT OF KIN IN THE PAINFUL INCIDENT(AIRCRASH).
BEFORE THE AIRCRASH,OUR lATE CUSTOMER DEPOSITED($6.5 MILLION U.S DOLLARS)SIX MILLION , FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)WITH US,WELL PACKAGED IN ONE BOXES AS PRECIOUS METALS. DUE TO MYPOSITION IN THE COMPANY,HE CONFINDED IN ME,BY TELLING ME THAT HE WANTS TO USE THAT MONEY FOR HIS PERSONAL POLITICAL AMBITION,SO HE BROUGHT IT TO LOME TOGO FOR SECURITY PURPOSE.

I AM THE ONLY PERSON WHO KNOW ABOUT THIS IN OUR COMPANY.SINCE HE DIED WITH HIS NEXT OF KIN,NOBODY,HAS COME FOR THE CLAIM OF THESE BOXES CONTAINING SIX MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS ($6.5 MILLION U.S DOLLARS BUT,WAS REGISTERED AS PRECIOUS METAL. HENCE,I SOLICIATE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN PURPORTING YOU OR COMPANY AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASE.

ALL ARRANGEMENTS HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE FOR A HITCH AND RISK FREE TRANSACTION. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN TRANSACTING THIS DEAL WITH ME,INDICATE YOUR INTEREST TO ENABLE ME GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS AND INSTRUCTIONS ON THE MODALITIES.

I CAN NOT BE ABLE TO HANDLE THIS BUSINESS MYSELF AS A STAFF OF THE COMPANY.I AM GOING TO PURPORT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED.

I WILL GIVE YOU ALL NECESSARY INFORMATIONS NEEDED.PLEASE TRY AND CALL ME ON THIS NUMBER FOR MORE ORAL DISCUSSION AS REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE . +228 927 4008

THANK YOU AND REMAIN BLESSED.

NOTE:THIS TRANSACTION REQUIRES ABSOLUATE SECRECY AND CONFIDENTIALITY.

BEST REGARDS

CHRIS KOFFI

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