419 scam: koffi grace <gracemrskoffi01@gmail.com> hi

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: koffi grace <gracemrskoffi01@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2022 13:41:59 +0000
Subject: hi

Hi,
My Name Is Mrs Grace Koffi Working With Bank Of Africa , Abidjan Cote d
Ivoire, West Africa, I have a Transaction Which i Need your help to Do in
My Bank as a foreigner, You have 40% of the Total fund involved, There is
an unclaimed fund of one of the bank customer who died in a plane crash,
amount, Ten Million United States Dollars, I need your help to move this
fund to your country using you to represent as the next of kin to the late
depositor of this fund who did not until his death gave any name to the
bank as his next of kin, everything involved have been put in place, use
this private email address to reach me for more details, gkoffi01@outlook.fr
Mrs Grace Koffi.

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