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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:
  • "there are practically no risks involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • koffirowlisw1@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:33:51 +0100
Subject: From Mr. Koffi Rowlis.


From Mr. Koffi Rowlis.

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+233-244-973-879=C2=A0=C2=A0

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private email:koffirowlisw1@yahoo.com.hk=20



Greetings to you,=20


My name is Mr. Koffi Rowlis, I am the Ashanti Regional manager of Barclay=
s Bank of Ghana in West Africa. I am a Christian. I do not want problems =
but I just hope you can assist me. I write you this letter in good faith.

I am in control of Seven million, eight hundred and Fifty thousand US dol=
lars($7,850,000.00) and I Realized the excess profit from a contract that=
was Awarded to a foreign company here in Ghana by the World Health organ=
ization to supply ante-natal and Post-natal drugs to rural areas in Ghana=
and other West African countries. This said money for the Supply of drug=
s was first deposited to the Bank Where I work.With my position as the ma=
nager, I trade with the Money in Ghana stock market before the contractor=
s Withdrew the money for the said purpose. I deposited the profit I made =
on Escrow call account and I did not declare this to my head office.

I am contacting you, to stand as the beneficiary of this fund because as =
the regional manager I don't have to be involved with this kind of amount=
of money.I can move this money to our offshore filtering center London c=
overing the region, but can I rely trust you to hold this money for me un=
til I arrive your country and pick it up you and myself deduct 25% of the=
money as your commission. If you accept my offer you can contact me only=
on my private email-address koffirowlisw1@yahoo.com.hk=20

If you do accept it, I will contact you for us to proceed.

All I need is for you to get me a good current account in your bank where=
I can move this money.

There are practically no risks involved, it will be a bank to bank transf=
er. I hope you understand my situation.


Thank you and God bless.
Yours truly,
Koffi.=20

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