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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:

• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • ofori_2001@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: KOFI OFORI <ofori_20@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 23:56:07 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: hi


KOFI OFORI & MOTOLA CHAMBERS
55 Accra High Street
Accra-Ghana
Email:ofori_2001@yahoo.com
Attn pls,

I am Hon.Barrister KOFI OFORI(Esq.)the Personal Attorney to Mr.David Hoskins, who was the director of Ports,Tema oil refinery.On the 25th of March,2005 by 1:30 pm,there was an inferno at the Tema oil refinery which burnt the workers at Tema oil refinery on duty at the time.

Before the firemen came with other security agencies to bring the raging fire under control the body of the entire workers were already burnt.Since then I have made several efforts to locate any of my clients extended relatives,this has proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful search,a finance house where he had made some deposit particularly, Global Trust Security & Finance company here in Accra Ghana West Africa,where the deceased had a deposit value of $3.8 million dollars has contacted me to present someone to stand and release this fund.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law. You have to assure me of your honesty and sincerity.
my private mail is kofi_2001@walla.com
Regards,
Hon.KOFI OFORI (Esq.)




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