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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.
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
• 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.
  • kofielinda22@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "linda kofie" <kofie_linda@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: kofielinda22@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 12:08:17 +0000
Subject:

Greetings To You,

PLEASE REPLY ME BACK IN THIS
PRAVITE EMAIL ADDRESSS
(kofielinda22@yahoo.fr)

My name is Mrs.Linda Kofie
widow to late Mr. Hassan Kofie
fomer owner of PETROLEUM AND
GAS company ,here in kuwait.
I am 68years old, suffering
from long time cancer of the
breast From all indications my
condition is really deteriorating
and it's quite obvious that I
won't live more than 2 months
according to my doctors.This is
because the cancer stage has
gotten to a very bad stage. i
dont want your pity but i need
your trust.

My late husband died early
last year from heart attack,
and during the period of our
marriage we couldn't produce
any child. My late husband was
very wealthy and after his death,
I inherited all his business and
wealth.The doctor has advised
me that I will not live for more
than 2 months, so I have now
decided to spread all my wealth,
to contribute mainly to the
development of charity in Africa,
America, Asia and Europe.am sorry
if you are embarrased by my mail.
i found your e-mail address in
the web directory,and i have
decided to contact you, but if
for any reason you find this
mail offensive,you can ignore
it and please accept my appology.

before my late husband died he
was a major oil tycoon,in
kuwait and deposited the
sum of 5.5 million dollars.
(Five.Five million dollars)
in a company in europe some years
ago,thats all i have left now,
i need you to collect this funds
and distribute it yourself to charity .

so that when i die my soul can
rest in peace.the funds will
be entirely in hands and
management. i hope God gives
you the wisdom to touch very
many lives,that is my main
concern.20% of this money
will be for your time and
effort,while 80% goes to charity.

PLEASE REPLY ME BACK IN
THIS PRAVITE EMAIL ADDRESSS
(kofielinda22@yahoo.fr)


God bless you.
And anything that you
do can never go invain
and i promis you that
please.

MRS LINDA KOFIE

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