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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 about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: dan kofi44 <dan_kofi44@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 00:55:58 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Pls Respond Asap


Dear Friend,

I am writing you with trust and confidentiality, I am Mr.Dan Kofi, the director of cooperate affairs of security and finance bank here in Lome-Togo in West Africa with due respect and regard. 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 .

Our client, an nationality of your country who is the director of Togo Cement in Lome Togo, his wife and their only daughter were involved in a car accident along Nouvissi express Road here in Togo on 2nd February 2003.

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives, Since then we have made several inquiries to your embassy here to locate any of our customer extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.

Although personally, I keep this information secret within myself to enable the whole plans and idea be Profitable and successful during the time of execution. The said amount was U.S $7M (Seven million United States dollars).

Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the bonafide next of kin to the deceased, get the required approval and transfer this money to a foreign account has been put in place and directives and needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist us and alsobenefit your self to this great business opportunity.

I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 30% of the total sum as gratification, while 10% will be set aside to take care of expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and also telephone bills, while 60% will be for me and my partners.

Feel free to ask any question you consider necessary.the
confidentiality in this transaction can be over emphasized as I trust and believe that you will oblige me the security and attention it demands , please treat this transaction with absolute confidentiality.

Thank you very much.

Yours Truly,
Dan Kofi


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