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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:
  • "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Koffi Collins" <kofcollins7@naseej.com>
Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:24:10 +0300
Subject: I CONTACT YOU WITH TRUST


ECOWAS CONTRACT AWARDING&AUDITING
COMMITTEE ECOWAS FUND HEADQUARTERS
PMB: 5046 ACCRA-REPUBLIC OF GHANA.

ACCOUNT PROVISION FOR USD45.5MILLION

I am the chairman of the Contract-Awarding & Auditing Committee of the
Economic Community of West African states (ECOWAS) with its fund
headquarters in Accra Ghana. I am in search of a reliable person to
assist us in the transfer of (USD45.5M) and subsequent investment in
properties in your country. You will be required to.

(1) Assist in the transfer of the said funds

(2) Advise on lucrative areas for investment

This transaction will be successfully concluded within 14 days if you
accord us your unalloyed and due cooperation. You should provide the
followings for immediate kickoff of this deal if it interests you;your
company's names with complete address, tel. and fax numbers. (If
available) the NAME OF YOUR BANK, ITS ADDRESS WITH TEL.,FAX AND TELEX
NUMBERS,THE ACCOUNTNUMBER THE COMPLETE MAILING ADDRESS OF THE
BENEFICIARY WITH TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS. Upon the receipt of this
information, application for claim will be sent to you to fill and
return back to the organization in pursuit of the claim legally and
then be forwarded to the organization for ratification and subsequent
payment As with the case of all organized (sensitive) and conspired
deals, we solicit for your unreserved confidentiality and utmost
secret in this business.

If you decide to render your service to us in this regard, 30% of the
total sum of USD45.5M will be for you 65% will be held on trust for us
while 5% will be used to defray any incidental charges and cost during
the course of the transaction.Thank you and God bless, as I wait in
anticipation of your fullest co-operation.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr.Koffi Collins






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