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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "sani abacha" (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.
  
• 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.
  • kofficc@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "koffi collins" <kofficc1@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:01:51 +0000
Subject: Business relationship


From The Desk of:
Mr Koffi Collins
PLOT 72 NEW TOWN.
ACCRA GHANA
Email: kofficc@hotmail.com
Cell:+233 247884064



Dear Friend.

I do hope this letter will not come to you as a surprise.

It was borne out of my desire to share a mutual business

Relationship with you. My name is Mr.Koffi Collins,

52yrs.I am married with a wife and five promising

children.

I am a assistance director to Boardman SECURITY COMPANY

here in Accra Ghana branch. I got the information

concerning you from the Ghana Chamber of Commerce and

after due consultation with my spiritual adviser, I

decided to contact you believing that by the grace of God,

you will accept to be my partner in this business.

I joined the services of this company in 1991 as an office

assistant. I have been working with this company for 17

years. Within this period, I have watched with meticulous

precision how African Heads of States and government

functionaries have been using SECURITY COMPANY to move

huge sums of money USD, Pound Sterling, French France –

(Cash) to their foreign partners.

They bring in these consignments of money cash and

secretly declare the contents as gold, diamond, precious

stones, family treasure, documents etc. Gen. Sani Abacha

of Nigeria (dead), Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire (dead) Foday

Sankoy of Siera– Leone. Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (Rtd.) of

Nigeria etc.

All these people have hundreds of consignments deposited

with SECURITY COMPANY. Their foreign partners, Friends and

relatives, are claiming most of these consignments. A lot

of them are lying here unclaimed for as much as 5 yrs ago.

Nobody may ever come for them because in most cases, the

documents of the deposit are never available to anybody

except the depositors most of them are dead.Since the

inception of the 2000 millennium,SECURITY COMPANY

MANAGEMENT changed the procedure of claims of

consignments. As soon as you are able to produce all the

secret information as contained in the secret file of any

consignment, it will be released to you upon demand.

From our record many consignments belonging to Gen Abacha

/ Mobutu Sese Seko, has been claimed in the past three

years. This is why I am soliciting for your co-operation

and assistance.Late Gen. Abacha has some consignments

deposited with several names and codes. most of them have

been claimed in the past three years. Since he's dead, his

first son is dead in a plane crash, the second son is

facing trial for murder and embezzlement and the family

members are under restricted arrest without communication.

I have finished every arrangement for you to travel to our

branch in {SPAIN} and claim consignment No 1201 containing

USD $10.5 Million usd, but if you cannot make it by

traveling to spain then our head office in spain were the

consignment was deposited can still use their diplomat to

convey the consignment [funds] to you in your country or

very close country of yours,My duty is to supply you with

all the information and documents by fax or Email. You

will deal directly with my lawyer who is going to secure

all the needed documents in your name as the beneficialy

of the consignment.The procedure is simple: -because as

soon as you get back to me with your full details then i

will forward it to my lawyer to contact you immediately

and let you know the next step because this transaction is

not going to take much time to finalize, Also they will

demand some documents and secret codes which my lawyer

will provide on your behaf.

As soon as they are confirmed correctly, They will invite

you for the collection or they can use their diplomat to

deliver the consignment to you in your country. No body

will ever know I am involved in the deal except the Lawyer

who will write an agreement for us.I'll suggest upon

conclusion we share 45% for you 10% for the lawyer then

45% for me and At the successful conclusion of the deal,

you'll arrange for me and my family to come over to your

country as soon as the consignment has been in your

custordy.

I assure you that the business have been hatched for 5

Years now, it is very secure and risk free. You can get

back to me on the alternative e-mail address for further

Explanations and directives on the procedure. Always email

me your response on my alternative email:

kofficc@hotmail.com

God Bless you.

Mr Koffi Collins.
Cell:+233247884064

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