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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: liliankoko liliankoko <liliankoko14@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: liliankoko_koko@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 06:52:55 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM:MISS LILIAN KOKO


FROM:MISS LILIAN KOKO.
LOME-TOGO.WEST AFRICA.
Reply to .

Dear ,

Please forgive any inconvenience this email might cause you considering the fact that we have not communicated with each other prior to this message.I am 18 years old Miss Lilian Koko,from Lome-Togo,I am an orphan an an only child,Please Permit me because i
want you to help me transfer my inherited fund USD$4,350,000.00 (Four Million,Three Hundred And Fifty Thousand United States Dollars)to overseas.


Please let me know what will be your commission in this regards since i will also like you to assist me to come over to overseas to further my education after the funds is transfered
into your account. As soon as i receive your reply i will give you the information of
the bank where the money was deposited by my late father of which i am the bonafide heir.

Thanks and God bless.
Miss Lilian Koko.

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