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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: "Kofi Adams" <info_bankerspersonality@web.zzn.com>
Reply-To: Kofiadams12@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2001 17:47:28 -0800
Subject: GREETINGS FROM MR ADAMS

Hello Dear,

Greetings to you,

I got your contact during my search for a reliable, trust worthy and honest person to introduce this transfer project with.

My Name is Mr. Kofi Adams. I am the Eastern regional branch manager of the International Commercial Bank Limited - Ghana in West Africa.

Sincerely I do not want problems but I just hope you can assist me and I urge you to treat it with seriousness,I believe it is only a day that people meet and become great friends and business partners.

I write you this letter in good faith. I am in control of the sum of Eight Million, Five Hundred United States Dollars (US$8.500.000.00), which was an excess of profit Made by our regional eastern branch office in the last quarter of the year 2009, which I have carefully placed in an Escrow Deposit Account and did not declare this to my head office.

Can I really trust you to hold this money for me until I arrive to your country And pick it up myself and you deduct 40% of the total money as your commission.

If you accept my offer you can contact me immediately. If you do not accept you can forget I contacted you? All I need is for you to get me a good current Account in your bank where I can move this money.

I have the power to influence the release of the funds to any foreigner that comes up as the depositor of the money,I will discretely give you all the information concerning the account so that you can apply to the bank for the release of the money.There is practically no risk involved, it will be a bank to bank transfer. Take my word.

I do hope you understand my situation. Thank you for your anticipated timely response,treat with utmost confidentiality.

Yours truly,
Mr. Kofi Adams.

N/B: If you are willing and interested to work with me, forward in your response the following information's:

FULL NAMES:...................AGE.....................
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS.............OCCUPATION:.................
PHONE:..............COUNTRY:....................
COMPANY :............( IF ANY) EMAIL......................
REPLY TO MY PRIVATE MAIL ADDRESS: Kofiadams12@gmail.com

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