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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:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Koffi Dowa" <koffi_dowa05@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: koffi_dowa@sify.com
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 10:29:55 +0000
Subject: Request///

DEAR,

WITH DUE HONOUR AND RESPECT .PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING
INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.I BELIEVE YOU ARE A REPUTABLE AND
RESPONSIBLE TRUST WORTHY PERSON I CAN DO BUSINESS WITH AND BY MATTER OF
TRUST I MUST NOT HESITATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE
BUSINESS.

I AM KOFFI KOFFI DOWA AND MY SISTER IS MISS SYNTHIA KOFFI DOWA, THE ONLY
CHILDREN OF LATE DR AND MRS BENSON KOFFI DOWA, OUR FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY
COCOA MERCHANT THE DIRECTOR OF ALLIANZ COCOA COMPANY BASED IN ABIDJAN COTE D
IVOIRE, BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF
THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS A BUSINESS DEAL. WHILE OUR MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST
OCTOBER 2001, OUR FATHER TOOK US SO SPECIAL BECAUSE WE ARE MOTHERLESS.
MEANWHILE,BEFORE THE DEATH OF OUR FATHER ON 24TH NOVEMBER 2004 IN A PRIVATE
HOSPITAL IN ABIDJAN.

HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$
2.5,000,000 (TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN ONE OF
THE SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY IN LOME TOGO THAT HE USED MY NAME AS HIS
CHILD AS THE NEXT OF KIN DURING THE TIME OF DEPOSITING OF THE FUND.AFTER THE
DEATH OF OUR FATHER WE MANAGE TO ESCAPED FROM OUR COUNTRY THROUGH THE HELP
OF A SISTER DOWN TO LOME-TOGO.

I HAVE GONE TO THE OFFICE OF THE SECURITY COMPANY WITH THE CERTIFICATE OF
THE DEPOSIT OF THIS CONSIGNMENT AND WITH THE AGREEMENT THAT MY LATE FATHER
ENTERED WITH THIS COMPANY TO VERIFY THAT THIS CONSIGNMENT IS STILL THERE BUT
THE AGREEMENT STATES THAT I WOULD NEED THE ASSISTANCE OF A FOREIGN PARTNER
WHO WILL CLAIM THIS TRUCK BOX ON MY NAME SINCE I AM STILL UNDER-AGED.THIS IS
WHY I AM SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE ME PRESENT YOU AS MY APPOINTED
FOREIGN PARTNER WHO WILL ASSIST ME IN CLAIMING THIS BOX FROM THE SECURITY
AND FINANCE COMPANY.


THE SECURITY COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW THAT THIS DEPOSITED BOX CONTAINS MONEY
BECAUSE MY LATE FATHER REGISTERED AND TAGGED IT AS FAMILY VALUABLES AND ART
WORKS FOR SECURITY REASONS.THEREFORE,YOU ARE TO KEEP THE TOP SECRET OF THIS
TRANSACTION UNTIL THIS TRUCK BOX IS FINALLY RELEASED AND DELIVERED TO YOU. I
AM SEEKING YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:

DEAR, WE ARE HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS SINCE
WE ARE FACED WITH THE DELIMA OF INVESTING THIS MONEY PRESENTLY WE ARE HERE
IN LOME-TOGO AS THE COUNTRY HAS UNSTEADY GOVERNMENT,MOREOVER THE LOME-TOGO
DO NOT PERMIT SUCH INVESTMENT SINCE WE ARE REFUGEES BESIDES WE ARE LEFT WITH
THE FEAR OF LOOSING THE MONEY SINCE OUR LATE FATHER,THE BREAD WINNER IS DEAD
AND ALL THE REST OF OUR LIFE DEPENDS ON THE MONEY FOR OUR FUTURE AND TO
CONTINUE OUR EDUCATION.

1) TO RETRIEVE THE FUND FROM THE FINANCE COMPANY AND SECURE THE FUND IN YOUR
COUNTRY.

2) TO SEEK AND ASSIT TO IMPLEMENT A PROFITABLE AND LUCRATIVE BUSINESS WITH
YOUR ASSISTANCE.

3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR US TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO INVERST THE
MONEY AND FURTHER OUR EDUCATION IN YOUR COUNTRY.

MOREOVER,I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 50% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR
YOUR EFFORT /INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR
NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEA.

FURTHERMORE, AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR POSITIVE REPLY TOWARDS THIS
DIRECTION,I WILL ASIST LEGALLY TO GIVE YOU THE CONTACT OF THE SECURITY AND
FINANCE COMPANY SO THAT YOU CAN CONTACT THEM FOR THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO
YOUR ACCOUNT, IN YOUR FAVOUR.

ANTICIPATING HEARING FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS.
BEST REGARDS.
KOFFI DOWA.
For The Family.

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