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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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • 00447031843186
• 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.
  • investmentconsultants2@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr.Kofi Nana. <invest_consultants@yahoo.de>
Reply-To: investmentconsultants2@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 00:44:07 +0100
Subject: Hello.


Good Day,
Haven found you listed in the World Trade Center
Chambers of Commerce directory of my country, I find it
pleasurable to offer you my partnership in business,
for which purpose I have tried to call your telephone
number several times but it seems disconnected or
changed, I only pray at this time that your address is
still valid.
I am contacting you regarding a brief for the
Investment of Twenty Five Million Dollars (US$
25,000,000:00) in your country, as I presently have a
client who is interested in investing in your country,
but haven never done business in your country before. I
find it imperative to
solicit for a partnership.
Hence upon receipt of this letter, I implore you to
kindly respond and let me know how possible it is to
work with you in mutual partnership under theconditions
that:
1. My client's fund is held in cash.
2. My client is willing to invest immediately.
3. My client will pay you a commission of 15% of the
investment fund for logistics and protocols.
4. My client desires absolute confidentiality in the
handling and management of this brief.
I must draw your attention to the fact that I have kept
the information's herein this letter stated brief; as I
do not know if you will receive this letter and or what
your response will be, If you do have the interest and
the capability to partner with me under the above
stated conditionality, I will appreciate your response
sent back to me by fax or call me immediately.
I will appreciate that you include a brief profile of
your self and your company for me to better appreciate
your personality. I look forward to your response and
our partnership reply me on the e-mail below.
investmentconsultants2@yahoo.co.uk
Have a nice day.
Sincerely Yours.
Mr. Kofi Nana.
Kofinana Consulting
Tel: 0044-7031843186
E-Mail: investmentconsultants2@yahoo.co.uk

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