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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:
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan 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.
  • akubeofori4@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "akube ofori" <akubeofori@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: akubeofori4@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:20:56 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT PLEASE

Beloved Friend
It's my pleasure to inform you for a business venture which I intend to
establish abroad under your supervision. Though we have not met before but I
strongly believe that one has to risk confiding in someone to succeed
sometimes in life.
I am Mr. Akube Ofori, the only son of late Mr. & Mrs. Nana Ofori. My father
was The Chairman of Ghana Cocoa Board. A wealthy Cocoa and Timber merchant
in Ghana which gave him the room to lend money to people (money lender). It
is sad to say that he was poisoned to death by his business associates on
one of their outings on a business trip. My mother died when I was a baby
and since then my father took me so special.
Before the death of my father in a hospital here in Ghana, he told me about
the amount of Eighteen Million U.S.D ($18,000,000.00) which he arranged as
family treasure in a trunk box and deposited in a safe keeping company which
my name was used as next of kin before he was poisoned by the hoodlums.
He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was
poisoned by his business associates therefore I should seek for a foreign
partner in a country of my choice where I can transfer this money for
investments hence I am soliciting for your assistance to serve as a guardian
or best instructor of this fund regarding your business experience.
I am willing to offer you 30% of the total sum as compensation for your
effort input after the successful conclusion of this affair. I am of the
topic that this transaction would be concluded within fourteen (14) days you
signify interest to assist me.
I anticipated hearing from you soon, to enable me send to you the related
documents for your perusal.You can reach me via Email:
(akubeofori4@yahoo.com)
Best regard,
Akube Ofori.

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