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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 us 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)
  • "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Erik Koofi <erikoofi03@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <erikoofi@worker.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:02:18 +0000
Subject: Fund Transfer..(Reply Immediately)




From Mr Erik Koofi
Auditting Department
Unit,
Financier Bank Togo.(F.B.T)
20, Rue Du Commerce,
B.P.3302 Lome Togo


With Due Respect,

I have a proposal for you -
this however is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour
against your will. I am 50, and work with a bank (one of the African leading
banks in the West Coast). Here in this bank existed a dormant account for the
past years which belong to a American national who is now Late Mr.Richard Burson
who died on Egypt Air Flight 990 as you can comfirm from this web
page:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm

When I discovered that there had been no deposits nor withdrawals
from this account for this long period, I decided to carry out a system
investigation and discovered that non of the family member nor relations of the
late person is aware of this account. This is the story in a
nutshell.

Now I want an account overseas where the bank will transfer
this funds.Thereafter, I had planned to destroy all related documents for this
account. It is a careful network and for the past eleven months I have worked
out everything to ensure a hitch-free operation. The amount is not so much at
the moment and plus all the accumulated interest the balance in this account
stands at-(US$ 25.5 million US Dollars).Twenty Five Million Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars.

Now my questions are:-
1. Can you handle this project?
2. Can I give you this trust?
3. Mail with your full name,phone & fax
number...........

Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible. Finally, it is my
humble prayer that the information as contained herein be accorded the necessary
attention, urgency as well as the secrecy it deserves.

I expect your urgent response if you can handle this
project.

Best
regards

Mr Erik
Koofi
(F.B.T)Togo.
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