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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: "hamedkofi02@terra.es" <hamedkofi02@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 20:02:09 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: GOODWILL MESSAGE FROM HAMED KOFI



Dear Friend,

You might find it so difficult to remember me. Though, it is indeed, a very long time. On my singular, I am much delighted and privileged to contact you again, after couple of years now. It takes fate, courage and God fears to remember old friends and at the same time, to show gratification to them, despite circumstances that made things, notworked out as we Projected then.

I take this liberty to inform you that, the transaction we were pursuing together finally worked out by God's infinite mercy and I decided to contact you, just to let you know. I have conscience as a human being, due to your tremendous effort to make things work out in retrospect.

Meanwhile, I must inform you that, I am presently in Luxemburg for numerous business negotiations. I just arrived yesterday Night and checked inn, in a hotel and decided to go down to the hotel business centre to mail you. Now, with my sincere heart, I released a total sum of US$1.5m(one Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in a trust account as your COMPENSATION, dedication humanity and contribution, the trust account is in your name .

Therefore, contact my account officer now on this confidential E-mail: (johnfrank330@yahoo.fr)[Attn: .JOHN FRANK] in Cotonou - Benin Republic. and you are to forward to him, the following:

1. YOUR FULL! NAME & ADDRESS.
2. YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER.

He will advise you on how to cash the money from the bank affiliate branch near your domain and he will facilitate the process to you enable cash fund within the code validity period of 14 banking days.

Sincerely Yours,
DR HAMED KOFI






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