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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
• 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.
  • linda_kofi001@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: linda kofi <linda_kofi001@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 17:50:07 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FROM MRS LINDA I NEED YOUR HELP



Hello Dear,

My name is linda kofi,The wife of Mr.Richard kofi a senator during
president Jery lawrence in ghana .who is receently run away from
ghana,

During my husband's regime as a senator,I realized some reasonable
amount of money from various deals that I successfully executed and
my buisness in the united state of which the Government has block most
of my account in the bank of america,trying to leave me with nothing.

well before my late husband was killed,I secretly put in a box the
sum of (US$5.500.000.00)five million and five hundred thaousand dollars
i deposit it in a security company here in ghana.

I am contacting you because I want you to help me in securing the
money for the future of my children since the government now monitor all my movement.

I hope to trust you as who will not sit on this money when you claim
it.i will give you 30% of the total money for your assistance.if you are willing to help me,email me at(linda_kofi001@yahoo.com)

Best regards
Mrs linda kofi.


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