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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 by the Scam-O-Matic 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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "sani abacha" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  • emma_kofi001@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Emmanuel Kofi <emma_kofi001@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: moma_ab@indiatimes.com
Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 09:26:32 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Compliments


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: emma_kofi001@yahoo.com




Hello,


My name is Mr. Emmanuel Kofi, I am the Operations Manager of SAFE TRUST DIPLOMATIC SECURITY VAULTS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED.


I am a Ghanian and I have been working with this company for over 10 years and within this period.


I have watched with a keen interest on how African Heads of state and government functionaries have been

using this company as vehicle to move huge sums of money, cash STERLING,EUROS) to their foreign partners and asset managers.


They lodge in these consignments of cash and secretly declare the contents as family treasures and documents e.g. GEN. SANI ABACHA OF NIGERIA, (DEAD),MOBUTU SESE SECO OF ZIARE (DEAD),FODE SANKOY OF SIERRA LEONE, FELIX HOUPHET BOIGNY OF COTE D'IVORE (DEAD), KANAN

BEDIE OF COTE D' IVORE (ABIDJAN) etc and quite a couple both serving and ex Heads of African States .All these people have consignments deposited with my vault and over the period are being claimed by their foreign partners, friends and relatives .


A lot of them are lying here unclaimed for as much as eight years.


Nobody will ever come for them because in most cases, the deposit documents are never available for anybody except the positors.


On the above preference and with my in-depth knowledge on the depositors contractual mandate .


I have moved two trunks boxes to our affiliate office in Europe (ready for collection).More than Six consignments belonging to late Gen.Sani Abacha and the former Rebel president of Liberia, Charles Taylor has been claimed in the past six months with only proof of

deposit certificate as was stipulated in their deposit contract mandate and this is why i am soliciting for your maximum co-operation and assistance.


As much as i know, Gen Abacha has nine consignments deposited with several names and codes four has have been claimed in the past six months with a request stipulating that the boxes are delivered to the claimer designated

address.


I have finalized every arrangement for you to go and claim consignments with code NO; BCC: 1401/1402,CONTAINING $19.5 MILLION .I will supply you with all

the information and documents which you will need .


In conclusion; I assure you that this business is risk free. (OUR MODE OF SHARING IS 30% FOR YOU AND THE REST

70% for me), YOU CAN REACH ME THROUGH MY EMAIL AND I WILL DIRECT YOU ON WHAT TO DO AND HOW WE WILL GO ON.



Best Regards,

Mr. Emmanuel Kofi.

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