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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: milvin kofor <mil2008kofor@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <milvin06d6@yahoo.dk>
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:55:35 +0200
Subject: FROM MILVIN KOFOR



FROM:MILVIN KOFORABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIREALTERNATIVE E -MAIL milvin06d6@yahoo.dk GREETINGS TO YOU , I WRITE TO TELL YOU OF A MATTER THAT REQUIRED AN URGENT ATTENTION WITH REGARDS TO YOUR REPOSED PERSONALITY AS A RELIABLE, TRUSTWORTHY AND GOD FEARING PERSON. IN BRIEF INTRODUCTION,I AM THE ONLY SON OF LATE MR MICHEAL KOFOR FROM SIERRA-LEONE.I AM PRESENTLY STAYING IN ABIDJAN COTE D IVOIRE AS A REFUGEES. MY FATHER WAS ONE OF THE MINISTERS OF JOHNNY PAUL KOROMAH'S REGIME IN SIERRA-LEONE. DURING THE INTERVENTION OF THE ECOMOG SOLDIERS TO RESTORE THE PRESIDENCY OF ALHJI TEJAN KABBAH FROM JOHNNY KOROMAH, MY FATHER AND MY MOTHER WAS AMONG THE 23 EXECUTED MINISTERS.BUT BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER AND MY MOTHER THERE WAS A DEPOSIT OF USD$18 MILLION MADE BY MY LATE FATHER IN ONE OF THE FINACIAL PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY IN COTE D'IVOIRE. AND HE REGISTERD THE DEPOSIT AS FAMILY VALUABES, BUT MY CONDITION AND POSSIBILITIES MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO APPROACH ANY PERSON FOR RECOMMENDATION. EVER SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN RECEIVING HELP FROM OUR MISSION BECAUSE I AM STAYING IN ONE OF THE VISITORS VILLA IN THE CHURCH PREMISES AND ATTEND FELLOWSHIP AND WORSHIP FULLY, I HOPE YOU WILL BE TOUCHED TO UNDERSTAND MY REQUEST. YOU WILL PROVIDE OR LOOK FOR A LUCRATIVE VENTURE WHERE THIS MONEY CAN BE INVESTED ON, TOGETHER WITH YOU. I HAVE AGREED TO INVEST MY MONEY VIABLE IN ANY OVERSEAS COUNTRY THROUGH YOUR ASSISTANCE AND DIRECTIVES. BEFORE PROCEEDING WE WILL GET TO BE MORE FAMILIAR AND ALSO GO INTO AN UNDERSTANDING WORKING AGREEMENT BECAUSE MY LIFE FUTURE NOW DEPENDS ON THIS VERY MONEY. THE BOX CONTAINING THE MONEY IS DEPOSITED AND REGISTERED AS FAMILY TREASURE. THIS WAS DONE FOR SECURITY REASONS. I HAVE AGREED TO GIVE YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL SUM OF USD18 MILLION FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO ME. I SINCERELY WISH TO INTRODUCE AND MAKE YOU MY BUSINESS PARTNER AND ADVISORY CONSULTANT OF MY PROPOSED INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY. SO IF YOU CAN BE ABLE TO ASSIST ME, PLEASE DO URGENTLY REPLY ME SO THAT I WILL LINK YOU FOR FURTHER DETAILS,AND DON'T FORGET TO GIVE ME YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS WHILE REPLYING THIS LETTER.PLEASE YOU CAN ALSO REACH ME THROUGH THIS MY (EMAIL-milvin06d6@yahoo.dk) THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU . YOURS SINCERELY , milvin kofor
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