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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 deposit" (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)
  • "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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • jameshagakoffa@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: james koffa <jameshagakoffa2006@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 09:40:29 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: To, Chris Keevel


BARRISTER JAMES KOFFA. (ESQ),
ROYAL CHAMBER 14,RUE LE PRESIDEN
LOME TOGO WEST AFRICA


Dear Chris Keevel,

I am Barrister JAMES KOFFA, a solicitor. Am the personal attorney to Engr. J.Keevel, a nation of your country, possibly Could be your brother, who used to Work with Shell Petroleum Company [West Africa] Togo Branch here in after shall be referred to as my client. In 2003, my client, his wife and their two children were involved in a plane crash in a village called Adjarra near Porto Novou after take off from Cotonou in Benin Republic. where they went for a Concert . It was unfortunate that my client and his fanily all lost their lives in the crash.

Since then I have made several enquiries at your embassy : in Cotonou, Lome-Togo and Porto Novou to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated, frozen or declared unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged.

Particularly where the deceased had an account valued at about $10.5 Million United States Dollars Only (Ten Million , Five Hundered Thousand United States Dollars Only) . The Management has issued me a notice to provide the next Of kin or have the account frozen within the next twenty Official working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now i seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at USD10.5M can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money. 60% for me and 40% to you.I have all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.

And this I must do to make sure that this fund is not Wasted or end up in the wrong hands. All I require is your honesty , co-operation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

waiting to hear from you urgently for more updates..
Re to jameshagakoffa@yahoo.com

Thanks for understanding ,

Barrister JAMES KOFFA. (ESQ),



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