419 scam: "Nelson Koffi"<nelkoffi0@gmail.com> Por favor, esta é sua oportunidade

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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Nelson Koffi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nelkoffi01@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 20:15:46 +0100
Subject: Por favor, esta é sua oportunidade

Meu nome é Dr.Nelson Kofi. Eu sou um banqueiro de profissão. Venho de Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, na África Ocidental. Minha razão para entrar em contato com você é a transferência de um abandonado US $ 13, 700, 000.00 (treze milhões e setecentos mil dólares) na sua conta. O proprietário deste fundo morreram desde 2007 com o seu parente mais próximo. Quero apresentá-lo para o banco como o parente mais próximo / beneficiário deste fundo. Mais detalhes da transação devem ser enviados para você assim que eu receber seu e-mail de retorno indicando o seu interesse.
Com os melhores cumprimentos,
Dr. Nelson Koffi

My Name is Dr.Nelson Kofi .I am a banker by profession. I hail from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, West Africa. My reason for contacting you is to transfer an abandoned $13, 700, 000.00 (Thirteen Million seven Hundred Thousand Dollars) to your account. The owner of this fund died since 2007 with his Next Of Kin. I want to present you to the bank as the Next of Kin/beneficiary of this fund. Further details of the transaction shall be forwarded to you as soon as I receive your return mail indicating your interest.
Best regards,
Dr. Nelson Koffi

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