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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:
  • "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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • michael.kofi24@rocketmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: michael.kofi00@rocketmail.com
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:01:15 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FROM THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, B.B PLC


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: michael.kofi24@rocketmail.com



- From Dr. Michael Kofi Managing Director, Barclays Bank Plc, Osu Prestige Physical Address Osu Oxford Street, Accra-Ghana. My Dear, I am contacting you for an opportunity in my office that will be of mutual benefit for both of us. This is the brief information about what i am talking about. On January 11th 2000, a German estate developer, late Mr. Andreas Schranner, deposited US$10,000,000 (Ten Million United States Dollars) under our portfolio management department for a period of Two (2) years, and the deposit matured on the 18th of February 2002 with over 100% growth which amounted to a total of US$20,520,000 (Twenty Million, Five Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars). Upon maturity, a routine notification was sent to his forwarding address all to no avail. Several attempts were made to contact him but without responses. After a month, another reminder was sent to him from my desk and evidently I discovered from his contract employers that M!
r. Andreas Schranner died in the plane crash of Air France Concorde flight 4590 which crashed on July 25th 2000. On further indent investigation, I discovered that he died with his wife and entire family, as all efforts to trace members of his neither family nor relatives proved futile. You shall read more about the crash on visiting this site. Http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm Mr. Andreas Schranner, has long passed away and since his death none of his next-of-kin or relations has come forward to lay claims for this money as the heir. He died without identifying with anybody about these funds, which has since matured and the roll-over on the funds also expired. This sum of US$20,520,000 (Twenty Million, Five Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) is still in my possession in my Bank lifeless and unnoticed because there will never be a claim on the funds. All material, immaterial documents relating to the funds is also in my possession. Ag!
ainst this backdrop, I am proposing to you to stand in as the next of
kin to Late Mr. Andreas Schranner. The banking law and guidelines here stipulates that at the expiration of eight (8) years such funds will be transferred into banking treasury as unclaimed funds. The money will be approved into your account and subsequently, we shall share in the ratio: 45% for me and 55% for you as gratification for assistance rendered. I will visit your country for the disbursement, according to the percentages indicated above once this money gets into your account . I humbly crave your indulgence in portraying sincerity towards this matter, as trust stands to be our watchword in this transaction. My assurance is that your role is risk free to accord this transaction the legality it deserves as with all modalities put in place we are certain in actualizing a hitch free transfer of the funds without any impediments. My position with my bank already guarantees the swift execution of this project. I will discuss much in details when I do receive your resp!
onse. Kindly signify your willingness to assist by sending me an email for further procedures relating to this transaction, Email me back for security reasons. Thanks. Kind regards. Dr Michael Kofi

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