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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 next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • +2289828302 (Togo, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • email-johnkojo1h@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "John Kojo" <johnkojo17@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2007 06:11:07 +0000
Subject: Please get in touch with me for more details.

Please, I want to introduce myself and this business opportunity to you
My name is Mr John Kojo. a banker here in africa.

I wish to know if we can work together. I would like you to stand as
the next of kin to a deceased client who made some deposits of
$10,500,000.00 to our bank.

He died without any registered next of kin and as such the funds now
have an open beneficiary mandate.

If you are interested to work with me to achieve this murtual benefit
give me a call on +228 98 28 302 or you do let me know through this email
address so that I can give you comprehensive details on what we are to do, I
urgently hope to get your call or your response as soon as possible.

This is My Alternate Email-johnkojo1h@yahoo.com
Best regards,

Mr John Kojo;
00228 98 28 302

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