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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.
• 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.
  • alfredkoffi@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Alfred Koffi <alfredkoff6@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: alfredkoffi@aim.com
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:00:30 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Thanks


Alfred Koffi
ICB Ghana.
E-mail:alfredkoffi@aim.com

I want you to assist in a business venture involving US$12.5 million.from a deceased customer Dr Salim Chidiac, a Lebanese in our Bank (International commercial bank LTD Ghana) I am seeking for a reliable person who will be capable to provide either an existing bank account or set up a new or empty Bank account immediately to receive this fund.

I am Mr Alfred Koffi, an officer in charge of Auditing and Accounting section with (International commercial bank LTD Ghana) , During the course of my auditing I discovered a floating fund in a domiciliary account opened in this bank since 2000 nobody has operated on this account, From my investigations and confirmation,i discovered that the owner of the account who is a foreigner died on a plane crash with his supposed next of kin of Union Transport Africans Flight Boeing 727 in Benin Republic on 25th December 2003 Please see for more information website:
www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/

Without any traceable next of kin hence the dormant nature of the account and if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be re-channeled into the bank's reserve.the management is ready to welcome any person a foreigner who has corrects information of this account, which i will give to you immediately if you are interested to conclude this transaction with me.

You will take 30% of the total amount If you can do the deal with me, 70% will be for me,therefore i want you to standing in as the next of kin of these funds from the deceased and the funds will be released to you after the necessary processes have been followed.

A. Your Full Name
B. Private telephone and fax number
C. Your Full location Address.

I look forward to your earliest reply.

Yours Sincerely.
Alfred Koffi

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