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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: "Kojo Michael" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <contactuskojomichaelandhaddy@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2017 19:44:19 -0000
Subject: PLEASE READ...


Hello,

I 'm Kojo Michael from Liberia, but presently living in Gambia with my
little sister Haddy,due to our condition since the death of our parents.
However, I write to seek your help and cooperation to help us retrieve our
consignment which contains (money)which is seal in a trunk box and put in security vault.
The vault agrees to be using their emissary as
courier for onward delivery of the consignment to your country after
Mr.Hassan Hamid disappointed us out of his greediness.

At first, our agreement is 20% which 5% should be set aside to procuring any
expenses upon delivery of the total sum of the money US$5.5 Million Dollars,
57kilos of gold bar and gold dust plus 1500carat of diamond stones, but he
later changed our initial agreement with him and demanding for 60% of the
total sum. Please, if you can assist/help us retrieve the consignment box
(money) from the diplomat, as the vault does not know the content of the
consignment, we will be very happy to compensate you with 25% of the total sum.

Furthermore, I will give you the contact details of the delivery agent so that you can
speak with delivery services and then take delivery of the consignment box (fund)
to be delivered to your destination address on our behalf then you will help us to
process our traveling documents after delivery is being successfully made to you so
that we can relocate to your country to continue our education. You will advise us
on whatever profitable ventures which we shall invest on our percentages on Please,
I would also need an experienced person like you to assist us set up; develop a good
investment project that will yield us profit before we complete our education.

You will be in charge of the investment and you will also be entitled to a
percentage agreed upon from the investment.

Your maximum cooperation is highly needed.

Thank you and God bless,
Kojo Michael & Haddy

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