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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Wahilda Kofi" <bernardmr@post.sk>
Reply-To: "Mr.Wahilda Kofi" <wahildakofi@secretary.net>
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 10:07:40 +0100 (CET)
Subject: i wait your reply

Hello friend

I am Mr:Wahilda Kofi , a banker here in Republic of Ghana . I write you this
proposal in good faith hoping that I will rely on you.

In 2008, One'SERGIO HAYES who has the same surname as yours and who has your
country in his file as his place of origin, made a fixed deposit ,
valued at $10,000,000 with my bank. I was his account officer.
Unfortunately, while on a business trip, he died in a deadly Tsunami
earthquake that occurred on March 11, 2011 in Sendai Japan that killed
many people.

The management of our bank have been finding a means to reach him so
as ascertain if he will want to roll over the Deposit or have the
contract sum withdraw , when I discovered that this will happen, I
learnt of his death, so I have tried to think up a procedure to
preserve this fund and use the proceed for charity. Some directors
have been trying to find out from me the information about this
account and the owner, but I have kept it closed because, I know that
if they become aware that SERGIO HAYES is now late, they will divert the
funds for themselves. Therefore, I am seeking your co-operation to
present you as the one to benefit from his fund as his next of kin
since you have the same name , so that my bank head quarters will
approve and transfer the funds to you. I have done enough inside bank
arrangement and only have to put in your details into the information
network in the bank computers and reflect you as his next of kin.

I immensely request for your optimum honesty and cooperation and Let
me know your mind on this, and please do treat this information as Top
secret.

We shall go over the details once I receive your urgent
response strictly through my personal email address,
we can as well discuss this on
phone.+233-249351805

I anticipating your communication.

Best Regards,
Mr:Wahilda Kofi
_____________________________________________________________________

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