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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: "rose koffi" <rose_koffi@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 07:34:23 +0000
Subject: ATTN:MY FRIEND,

Dear Friend,



Compliments of the season. I wish to solicit your help in migrating to your
country and investing my funds. Briefly, I am a Sudanese Nationaland the
wife of late Dr SIMON KOFFI. Until his death, my husband was the Chief
Executive
of the Diamond Mine in kanema, southern Sudan.


On April 6 2004 Rebels (Arab Militias) invaded the diamond mine
andassassinated
my husband, mistaking him for his brother GERALD KOFFI who is a top
Government
official and special aide to the president.When the news reached me, I
hurriedly
gathered somevaluables in our family villa and escaped in the company of
our only son,Fritzuka Koffi.


Among the valuables was a file that contained details of a deposit my
husband
made in a security company in Cotonuo,Benin. The document stated that my
late Husband deposited 9.5 million US dollars contained in a trunk box in
the name of our son Andersen.The deposit was registered as family valuables
and art works.I believe my late husband made this fortune from the sale
of Gold and diamonds during his time as the Executive Director of the
diamond
mining corporation.


Now that we are in Cotonou and verified the existence of this deposit, we
need your assistance to move this deposit out of Benin for investment in
your country as we cannot invest here due to our status as political
refugees.
I am proposing to give you 10% of the total sum (9.5million US Dollars),and
15% share in any investment we will embark upon if you assist us.

We will also set aside 3% of the funds for incidental expenses which you
could make in course of this transaction ( fax messages,phone calls, air
tickets etc). I am making this proposal in good faith believing that you
will not dissappoint us knowing the difficult situation we are facing here
in West Africa.


I will ask you to treat the existence of this funds as top secret for
security
reasons.Your urgent response will be appreciated as I will personally
arrange
towards getting this fund into yourcountry diplomatically.Also,send me your
telephone number so that we talk further.{via my son} I am optimistic that
this fund will be safe in your hands,as a reputable person that you are.
Thanks and God bless
Best regards.
Mrs Rose Koffi

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