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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Brrister koffi" <koffi626@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: koffi969@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2006 19:26:48 +0700
Subject: hallo

My name is Mr.Koffi Benson and I have a client who wants to invest in your
country about US$10.2M (Ten Miliion Two hundred thousand United States
Dollars). My client Miss Joyce Marthins is from sierra leone Africa and her late
father Mr.Fred Marthins was the former Chairman of Sierra Leone Mining Corporation who died in 1999 during the RUF rebels war led by Mr.Foday Sankoh.

If you can help her move this money out from here and invest in your country,
Please get back to me as soon as possible so that we can discuss
further, she will give you 15% of the entire fund. I am waiting for
your immediate response.


Koffi Benson


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