419 scam: peter koffi <peterkoffi.info@gmail.com> Contact my secretary for your compensation

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- jeffwilliams.secretary@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: peter koffi <peterkoffi.info@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 19:58:19 +0100
Subject: Contact my secretary for your compensation

Dear Friend
Compliments of the season and God blessings from Mr Peter who
contacted you long ago for assistance in an Inheritance claims,regards
to a deceased customer in our company.However I am very happy to
inform you about my success in getting those fund transferred under
the cooperation of a new partner from Japan,Presently i am in Japan
for an investment projects.

I have decided to compensate you with the sum of $1.300.000.00 (ONE
MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS)This is from my own share, I
did this simply to show you that it is good to do good things and also
to fulfill my promise during the trials.Therefore you should contact
my secretary, Here are his contact address:Name : Jeff Williams
,Email: jeffwilliams.secretary@gmail.com

Do ask him to send you the bank draft,sum of $1.300.000.00 (ONE
MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) which I kept for your
compensation, however he will attend to you without delay as he was
duly instructed.And send him your current contact information below to
him to confirm.

1. Your Full Name................................
2. Your Home or Office Address...............
3. Your Mobile Telephone...........
4. Your Country Location..........................
5. Your age.......................

Please do let me know immediately if you receive it so that we can
share the joy together after all the suffering at that time.

Thanks
Mr Peter.

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