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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million us 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)
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Koffi Williams <koffi_willy001@yahoo.com.tr>
Reply-To: koffi_w007@yahoo.com.tr
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 08:15:48 +0300 (EEST)
Subject: FOR A PURPOSE


FOR A PURPOSE
From Mr Koffi Williams.
Villa 6 Riviera 11 Cocody-Abidjan
Cote D'Ivoire, West Africa.

Hello,

I am Mr Koffi Williams, the bill and exchange manager in one of the Commercial banks here in COTE D'IVOIRE I have a very confidential and urgent finacial notification for you. A floating sum of ($10.850 million US dollars) belonging to one of our foreign customers who died along with his entire family in a plane Crash 2003,

Since his death, we have been expecting his next of Kin to come over and claim his money because we can not release it unless somebody applies for it as next of Kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking and financial policies but unfortunately all the efforts proved abortive.

I want this fund to be paid into your account for us to share in 50/50 propotion, all I need from you is unity of purpose, honesty and you will promise me that you will not run away with this fund.

Do not view this as been illegal but an opportunity for us to help enrich our hope in life instead of the bank converting this much money to the security funds.I have made all verification and perfected arrangement for a clean and successful execution of the transaction within few days of commencement.So there is no risk involved. I require you treat this letter with the utmost urgency.


Thank you for your understanding as i await for your urgent response to enable me give you more details.

Remain bless,
Mr Koffi Williams


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