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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:
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • esq_kofi2002@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr.Kofi Mensa(Esq)" <esqkofi2001@o2.pl> (may be fake)
Reply-To: esq_kofi2001@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 08:09:43 -0700
Subject: Can We Work Together?

Dear Sir ,

I am Barr.Kofi Mensa(Solicitor and Advocate)and personal/family
Attorney to the late Mr. P.Dhara, a national of your country, who used to be a financial chevron petroleum company in Accra Ghana herein shall be referred to as "my client''.

On the 26st of December 2003, my client'' his wife and their three children were involved in the the Benin Republic Airways flight air crash with registration number ( 141-UTA) which departed from village called Adjarra near Porto Novou Benin Republic to destination Accra and all the family died in this fatal air mishap 26st of December 2003.For more information on the plane crash logon to
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3348109.stm

Ever since then, I have made several enquiries to his embassy to locate any of "my client extended relatives but this has also proved unsuccessful. "My client'' left lots of money in the ( Security company) Where the deceased had an deposit Valued at about US$10.440,000.00 (Ten Million, Four hundred and Fourty Thousand US Dollars) in his private Deposit with ( Security Company).


Note, that my client deposited the fund before his unfortunate demise, and of which I have the whole Documents to the fund as his Attorney .I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name with my client so I desided to contact you as the next of kin, Upon the confirmation of your private telephone and fax number, i will not hesitate to start the necessary step that will enable you claim the consignment from the Security
Company.

Finally, every further information regarding to this Deposit will be disclosed to you as soon as I confident my trust in you that you will never take undue advantage of the fund upon the claim of the money from the Security Company.Percentage terms will also be discussed with you before we can proceed.Awaiting your prompt response via: (esq_kofi2002@yahoo.com)





Best Regards
Barr.Kofi Mensa(Esq)
Principal Partner

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