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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:
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "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.
  • jerrykuffor@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jerry kuffor <jerrykuffor@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: jerry_kuffor@sify.com
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 02:01:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PARTNER WANTED.


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

Hello Friend,



I got your contact from my search through the

Internet, I have prayed over it and I picked up the

courage and trust to contact you immediately regarding

this business. I wish this my proposal will not come

to you as a surprise.



I am Mr. Jerry Kuffor, a banker With a Ghanian

bank. We had a foreign client (name withheld) who

deposited a huge sum of money (US$6.5million) with our

bank. Eventually, this client was among the victims of

EGYPT AIR BOEING 767 FLIGHT NO.990 that crashed

on the 31-10-1999 in U.S.A but since then we have not had

anybody coming for the claims as the next of kin. A

situation I have monitored closely with my position in

the bank.



Now, having monitored this deposit and managed it over

the years before his death, and hence nobody has

showed up as the next of kin for the past 5 years

plus, I have removed the file to my private vault. I

now solicit for your assistance to present you as the

next of kin as every other arrangement has been

concluded by me and I am only waiting for a foreigner

to enable me move the funds into his bank account.

This does not have any risk attached to it, as I will

handle the internal documentations.



I therefore request you to confirm your interest by a

return message and I will furnish you with details.

Your interest/share will be negotiable before we

commence the operation.

I look forward to hearing from you very soon.



Regards,



Mr. Jerry Kuffor.









- jerry kuffor

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