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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: koffi mensah <general_koffi_mensah3@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 11:10:14 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Ecowas monitoring unit Ghana


Goodday Mr. Amarjit Singh
I am General Koffi Mensah the head of the Ecowas monitoring unit Ghana division,yesterday my men arrested some hudlums at the Kotoka international Airport with some two sealed boxes bearing your name and email addres on them.On thier way to America with Lofthanza Airlines.Please confirm to me immidiatly if you have any property in West-Africa and detials of the property as prove of ownership in the nest 24 hours for immidiate investigation, Contact me on my phone for any explanation. (+233244971115)
Regard,
Koffi Mensah

PS: Please try and contact me immidietly so that your property can get to you.Becouse we are really doing our best to stop those hudlums spoiling our world

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