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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 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.
  • nenekoffi_dan1414d@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mohamed abacha <mm_abach@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <nenekoffi_dan1414d@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 09:28:28 +0000
Subject: Dear Respectfull Friend



Dear Respectfull Friend I am one of the Personal Assistance to the late President Gnassingbe Eyadma of Togo. I will not like to waste your time. I am looking for someone to be my friend OR Business partner that I can trust to handle some part of the money the President wanted to go and deposit in Switzerland three weeks before he died.I am Presently in Ivory coast Because I cannot go back to my country TOGO for now.As soon as you get intouch with me I will tell you all the modalities that is invovled in this project.I am waiting for your quick reply to my confidential email address nenekoffi_dan1414d@yahoo.fr for clarification it is very important.I will explain in details after your response in the next mail.Please click to this site1.news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/830774.stm2.www.rcnetwork.net3.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4239983.stm4.http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2005/41860.htmto understand what I am about to make you aware.My Regards,DR NENE KOFFI DANIELS
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