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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "sani abacha" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • maxwell_koffi2006@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. MAXWELL KOFFI" <mkoffi@email.ro> (may be fake)
Reply-To: maxwell_koffi2006@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 19:30:05 +0100
Subject: URGENT

Greeting


My name is Mr.Maxwell Koffi, 38 Years Old Ghanian National married with
two children. I work as a Records Manager with Standard Security and
Services Ghana Limited in Accra-Ghana. I earn salary of 1.8 million Ghana
Cedis ($200 United State Dollars) equivalent monthly. I joined the services of
this company in 1995 as office assistance. I got the information concerning you from the
Internet and after due consultation I decided to contact you believing that by the grace
of GOD that you will accept to be my partner in this deal.

I have been working with this company for over ten years. Within this
period, I have watched with meticulous precision how African Heads of
State and government functionaries have been using pro-security and
finance services gh. Ltd to move huge sums of money USD, pound terling,
French France-(Cash) to their foreign partners. They bring in these
consignments of money cash and secretly declare the contents as
jewelleries, gold, diamond, precious stone, family treasure, documents
etc. Gen. Sani Abacha of Nigeria(dead), Mobutu sese seko of Zaire (dead), Foday
Sankoy of Siera-Leone, Babangida of Nigeria, Felex Houphet Buigny of Ivory
Coast (dead), Kanan Bedie of Ivory Coast etc, All these people have
hundreds of consignment deposited with my office.

Their foreign partners, friend; and relatives, are claiming most of these
consignments. A lot of them are lying here unclaimed for as much as 15yrs.
Nobody will ever come for them because in most cases, the documents of deposit are
never available to any body except the depositors-most of them are dead.

Since the inception of the 2000 millennium, ourcompany Management changed the
procure of claims of Consignments, as soon as you are able to produce the secret
information as contained in the secret of any consignment, it will be released to you
upon demand. From our record, more than 160 consignment belonging to Gen. Abacha /Mobutu
Sese Seko, has been claimed in the past six months, this is why I am soliciting for your
co-operation and assistance.

Gen. Abacha has 106 consignment, deposited with several names and codes. 64 have been
claimed in the past six months. Since he's dead, his first son is dead in plane crash the
second son is facing trial for murder and embezzlement, the family members are under
restricted arrest without communication. I have finished every arrangement for you to
come and claim consignment No.SSS/AM02/1203 containing 20M USD. My duty is to supply you
with all the information and documents, by fax you will deal with the management
directly.

The procedure is simple:- Apply officially to the director of operations of STANDARD
SECURITY AND SERVICES (GH) LTD for the release of consignment No.SSS/AM02/1203. They
will demand some documents and secret code contact me immediately, I'll supply you every
detailed information. And fax it to them. As soon as they confirm it to be correct.
They will invite you in for the collection.

I ' ll suggest upon conclusion, we share 50% for you, of this transaction while 50%
after deducting any expenses we might incur in the course. I assure you that the business
have been hatched for 5 years now, it is very secure and risk free. You can reach me on my
private email address: maxwell_koffi2006@yahoo.com

I am at least to furnish you with explanations and directives on the
procedure. God bless you.

Thanks.

Mr. Maxwell Koffi

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