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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • koffinene331@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: koffi nene <koffinene331@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: koffi20061@yahoo.it
Date: Sat, 6 May 2006 06:43:34 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM DR NENE KOFFI


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: koffinene331@yahoo.com

Dear Friend,


I am one of the Personal Assistance to the late President Gnassingbé Eyadéma­ of Togo. I will not like to waste your time.


I am looking for someone to be my friend that I can trust to handle some part of the money the President wanted to go and deposit in Switzerland three weeks before he died.


I am Presently in Ivory coast Because i cannot go back to my country for now .


As soon as you get intouch with me i will tell you all the modalities that is invovled in this project.


Iam waiting for your quick reply.


I will explain in details after your response in the next mail.


Please click to this site


1.news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/830774.stm


2.www.rcnetwork.net


3.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4239983.stm


4.http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2005/41860.htm


To understand what I am about to make you aware.


My Regards,


FROM DR NENE KOFFI



- koffi nene

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