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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: GEORGE KUFO <george.kufo@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: georgekufo@rocketmail.com
Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 09:58:28 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Dear Partner to be,


Dear Partner to be,
 
I am George Kofu the only Son of late Chief. Maxwell Kufo,i am 20 old years of age, I have an inheritance fund which i inherit from my late father Dear One i will want to invest  this said fund in your country and both us can run the business as partnership business if only you will be a honest person.
My father was a very wealthy cocoa and gold merchant in Abidjan , the economic capital of Ivory Coast. I am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to seek your assistance to help me and lay claim ths fund from the bank and instruct the bank to  transfer the fund to your bank account in your country or any country you wish, the amount involve is($15.5M) (Fifteen Million , five hundred thousand United States dollars) the fund is currently in the  custody of one of  the commercial  Bank in my country home Cote Divoire  and it was deposited in my name as my father next of kin, as a matter of fact the whole document will be sent to you immediatle i confirm your readiness and your assurance that you are willing to assist me  because my  father told the bank maneger not to release the fund to me unless i have some one who is God fearing and capable to help me and invest this fund in a very good business and the person must be a foreigner and must
be a very honest person.
 
Source of the money: My late father Chief. Maxwell Kufo a native of Yamusokoro District in the Northerh province of Cote Divoire, he was also one time General Manager of Ivory coast Mining co-operation (I.C.M.C.) Abidjan . According to my father, this money was the income accrued from Mining Co-operation's over draft and minor sales. Before the political crisis which leads to the peak of civil war between the rebels forces of Guillaume Soro  and the combined forces of UN peacekepeers operation , following the forceful removal from power of the civilian elected President Laurent Gbagbo.
 
My father had already made arrangement for his family that's talking about me and my Mother to be evacuated to Paris France with the CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT he made with the bank and investment company, through the aid of U.N evacuation team From Paris France I moved to South Africa after the death of my mother on 30th November 2009 with the help of the red cross in South Africa. I am now in LONDON as a political asylum.
 
During the war in my country, following the indiscriminate looting of Public and Government properties by the rebel forces, the Ivory Coast mining cooperation was one of the target looted and it was destroyed. My father including other top Government functionaries were attaked and killed by the rebels  because of his relationship with the civilian Government of President Laurent Gbagbo.
 
As a result of my father's death , and with the news of my uncle's involvement in the air crash 1 June 2009 it dashed my hope of survival. The untimely deaths caused my mother's heart failure and other related complications of which she later died in the hospital after we must have spent a lot of money on her early 30th November 2009 .Instaed of me been  alone in a strange country (UNITED KINGDOM) suffering without any care or help. Without any relation, I am now like refugees and orphans. My only hope  is now the fund in question deposited in the bank in Abidjan, Dear partner as soon as i hear from you i will be i will be going back to my country for us to finalize this transaction therefater i will be moving to your country for us to run the business together..
 
To this effect, I humbly solicit your assistance in the followings ways:
 
1. To assist me claim this fund from the bank as my beneficiary
2. To transfer this money ($15.5M) in your name to your  local bank account in your country
3. To make a good arrangement for a joint business investment on my
behalf in your country (REAL ESTATE BUSINESS AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT BUSINESS WILL BE OKAY),
 
Aslo to act as my Adviser/ Manager and as my foriegn partner For your assistance 25% of the total amount will be for your effort and another 5% to cover all  the expenses which  you may incurre during the business transaction.  Last, I urge you to keep this transaction strictly confidential as no one knows my where about. Please as you show your willingness, Forward to me your full name, address and Tel/ Fax numbers,
 
Enerstly awaiting your urgent response in this regard.
Thanks, and May God bless you as you assist me.
Kindly confirm to me your readiness.
 
George Kufo

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