419 scam: "KOFFI NENE"<karlnewe12@myway.com> Dearest Good Friend / Imperative proposal

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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 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.
- koffinene93@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "KOFFI NENE"<karlnewe12@myway.com>
Reply-To: koffinene93@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2007 05:58:11 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Dearest Good Friend / Imperative proposal

Dearest Good Friend,

I am one of the Personal Assistance to the late President Gnassingb Eyadema of Togo. I will not like to waste your time. I contacted you as a friend that I can trust to handle some part of the money (US$35,000,000.00) the President Gnassingb Eyadema wanted to go and deposit in Switzerland bank before he died.

I am presently in Ivory Coast because I cannot go back to my country for now due to the new government in place because he also wanted me to deposit the fund into his personal account which I refuse. As soon as you get in touch with me accepting my proposal, I will give you all the details and modalities that are involved in this project, including your share of the fund for your assistance. I am waiting for your quick reply through my private E-mail, koffinene93@yahoo.fr

I will explain in details after your response in the next mail. Please click to this site to understand what I am about to make you aware.

www.news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/830774.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4239983.stm

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2005/41860.htm

My Regards,

MR NENE KOFFI

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