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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million us 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)
• This email message is a next of kin 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.
  • koffi_madela_2001@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: koffi madela <koffi_madela_m4@yahoo.ca>
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 07:24:26 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Private Information//


FROM THE DESK OF KOFFI MADELA
AUDITING DEPARTMENT
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK(ADB)
LOME REPUBLIC OF TOGO.
E-Mail;koffi_madela_2001@myway.com

Dear Friend.

I am writing following the impressive information about your profile through the website your capability and reliability to champion this opportunity.And with your quick response,I want to transfer into overseas bank account ($5.5,000.000.00 USD) as next of kin to Late Engr.Craig A. Dehaan,our bank foreign late customer.

I am 49, and auditor general African Develpment Bank Inc here in my country republic of Togo West Coast of Africa ). Here in this bank existed a dormant account for the past 8 years which belong to a FOREIGN national who is now late.When we discovered that there had been no deposits nor withdrawals from this account for this long period, I and my two other colleagues decided to carry out a system investigation and discovered that non of the family member nor relations of the late foreign customer is not aware of this account that belong to late Engr.Dehaan.

The Transaction in a nutshell.Now we want an account overseas where we can transfer this funds. Thereafter, we had planned to destroy all related documents for this account. It is a careful network and for the past eleven months we have worked out everything to ensure a hitch-free operation.


The amount is not so much at the moment and plus all the accumulated interest the balance in this account stands at-(US$ 5.5 million US dollars). The first payment that the bank will pay into your account will $2.5 miliion US dollars and upon a suscessful transfer of the first fund without any disapportment from your side,we will hornestly proceed with rest $3 milion US dollars as i planed the transfer with you.


Now our questions are:-

1. Can you handle this project?
2. Can we give you this trust?
3. What will be your commission if you can sponsor this project?

Consider this and get back at us as soon as possible.Finally, it is our humble prayer that the information as contained herein be accorded the necessary attention, urgency as well as the secrecy it deserves.We Expect your urgent response if you can handle this project.

Respectfully yours,

Mr Koffi Madela


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