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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a orphan 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.
  • kuffor1002@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "kuffor" <kuffor@terra.com.mx>
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 12:43:42 -0600
Subject: trustworthy person needed urgently


Dearest one

Compliments of the day, I hope this email reaches you in good condition. I am WALE KUFFOR 22 years old, from Africa, the only child of late Mr & Mrs WALE ADODO .It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in France during one of his business trips abroad on the 13 of may 2003.

Before the death of my father on May 13 of 2003 called and told me that he has the sum of Sixteen Million, Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars. (US$16,800,000.00) compiles in a metallic box and deposited with one of the security company in Western Europe on the 10 of February 2002.

Therefore, I do not want you to be surprised at the nature of my contact with you; the truth is that I actually got your contact on the World Wide Web (www) while I was in search of a trustworthy investor for assistance that will help me invest this some of money. Basically I need someone sent by God, who will not be of any mischief nor take undue advantage of my present situation.

Furthermore, I want you to help me remit these funds from the security firm as i am incapable of doing it myself because I am since in Africa, my late farther also said that the trustworthy investor or person that is willing to help me will as well help me in furthering my education when I join the person over there in his country.

I have with me the necessary document that the security firm gives to my father being secure with my name as a beneficiary.

Finally, i wish to tell you that after you might have remitted/collected the funds from the security company i intend for you to use the funds for the following;
1.To start a better life again and as well further my education.
2. Make a charity donation to ophanage home.
3. Meanwhile 25% of the total funds will be for you, for your Assistance

If you have interest you can mail me through this mail: kuffor1002@yahoo.com for further details to be explained to you on how to can remit the consignment.

Thanks,
KUFFOR WALE

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