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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: "pascaline koffi" <p_koffi22@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: p_koffi22@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 16:44:15 +0000
Subject: assistance

Dear Sir,
I wish to request for your assistance in a financial transaction.
sir I got your contact from a love site and after going through your profile, i decided to contact you.
I am miss pascaline koffi the only daughter of late MR and Mrs mutula koffi the cocoa marchant.
We wish to invest in Manufacturing and real estate management in your country with my inheritance left in the bank.(sfi)here in my country.
I will require your assistance in receiving the funds in your account in your country since we will have many things incommon, until I and my younger brother will have a better financial education that will enable us not to make poor money decissions later in life that might take many years to over.
We be will gladly to discuss your compersation/demand regards to this transaction.
I will gladly give you 10% of the total sum of $6.5 million for your assistance
please it is important you contact me immediately on
my private e-mail address(p_koffi22@hotmail.com )
for further explanation.
Awaiting your immediate response and God bless.
Regards
miss .p.koffi (22)


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