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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:
  • "million united states 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)
  • ",000,000" (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 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.
  • +2215177757 (Senegal, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Daniel Johnson Kokori <john_kokori20@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <kokori1@myway.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 01:05:55 +0000
Subject: Reply soon



Compliments,I am making this contact with you based on trust and confidence I have for you, your Company and God irrespective of the fact that we have not met before and because of the nature of the business I am about to introduce to you,I want to remain positive having the faith, the will and convincing myself that you will be interested and capable to do business with me.This business proposal I wish to intimate you with is of mutual benefit and its success is entirely based on mutual trust,cooperation and a high level of confidentiality as regard this transaction. My name is Mr. Daniel Johnson Kokori.The kind of the relationship and the confidential nature makes it imperative for me to contact you directly by email. A German, Late Estate Magnate Mr.Andreas Schranner, a majority stake holder in Korean Real Estate Company ,until his death years ago in 25th July,2000 CONCORDE plane clash [Flight AF4590] http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm>), There is a fixed deposit of US$48,000,000.00 (Fourty Eight Million United States Dollars) made in a Korea bank since 1998 which is eight years now and since then no claim or withdrawal have been made on that deposit.Fortunately, I have been the person in charge of this deposit from the day of deposit to date. This great late Estate Magnate died without a written or oral 'WILL' attached to the account with respect to his investment in Korea Real Estate Company. It is because of the perceived possibility of not being able to locate any of his next of kin. Rapidly, I took the precaution of converting this funds worth US$48,000,000.00 Dollars to the [open secure progamme] and deposited it with OPEN BENEFICARY-which allows anybody or person that has accurate information to the deposit can lay claim to it.As a proposed partner i must confided in you immensely,therefore to use my position to move this money outside Korea through dedicated bank in Europe to your designated account with consolidated arrangement. It can be transferred to your custody if you are willing and assure me of your ability to handle such a sum and honesty that I will not be cheated out when the money comes into your account.I am willing to let you keep 20% of this fund for your assistance. Indicate your willingness by return email or you can call me on my most direct telephone line for more discussion +221 51 777 57.Sincerely yours,Mr Daniel Johnson Kokori
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