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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:
  • "million united states 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)
• 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.
  • jokohnin2005@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: john kofi <jokohnin2005@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 11:24:53 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Urgent Reply.


Dear, sir/madam
My name is John Kofi the Son of late General
Robert kofi,
the Ex-Military Head of State of Ivory Coast, who was
murdered along with
the Interior Minister on the 19th of September 2002

I contacted you because of my need to deal with
persons
whom my family and
I have had no previous personal relationships. Since
the
murder of my father,
I have been subjected to all sorts of harassment and
intimidation with lots
of negative reports emanating from the Government and
the
press about my
family. The present Government has also ensured that
our
bank accounts are
Frozen and all assets seized. It is in view of this
that I
seek your co-operation
and assistance in the cliaming of the sum of eight
Million United States Dollars(8,000,000) being the
very last of my
family consignment
in my possession and control, after the murder of my
father
the Federal
Government seized all our properties and our accounts
both
local and international
was frozen.
My only hope now is this cash that my father carefully
packaged and deposited
at westec security /Finance Company in the Accra Ghana
with an
anonymous name. The said sum can easily be with drawn
or
paid to a recommended
beneficiary who has the deposit certificate.Now based
on
the problem my
family is having presently, I will want to use your
details
to reproduce
a new certificate of deposit so that you will be
able to claim this consignment from the security
company, My
aim
of doing this
is to make sure that my family name dose not associate
with
the consigmnet in
the security company, As we do not wish to give room for any suspicion.
To show my preparedness and appreciation to carry-out this business With
you, 25% of the total sum will be your share and 20%
commission of the proceeds
realized from the investment of this fund will also be
yours, also 5% is
to be set aside for any eventual cost that might arise as
the transaction
proceeds. I need your full support and co-operation for the success of this
transaction. I plead with you to treat this issue
confidential and urgent
because it Is delicate and it demands a great degree of secrecy. I am presently
in Accra Ghana seeking Asylum. My email address
below. email jokohnin2005@yahoo.co.in
If you are interested to assist me.
I sincerely will appreciate your response. I wait tohear from you.

Regards,

john kofi.

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