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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: james koroma <koromajj12@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <jameskoromaqq@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:47:18 +0000
Subject: From: Mr.James koroma



From: Mr.James koroma.
Phone: +27 73 242 4067

Attn: Sir/Madam,

It is my pleasure contacting you now, as I have longed to get in touch with any body who knew Mr. Mike Moffett, I am Mr. James Koroma, an International Auditor to African Development Bank Group.Mr. Mike Moffett died along with his family on the 01 FEB 2002 in a plane crash, the aircraft name is Hawker Siddeley HS-748-353 Srs.2A.This crash happened in Tambacounda (Senegal) in Africa, and the registration number of the aircraft is 6AV-AEO.

Mr. Mike Moffett had deposited about Six million five million, (US$6.5 Million) with a fund deposit in the [BANK] while working with a tourism development center in South Africa as the head. Since then, there had not been any trace of claim from any person as the fund remains dormant in his account with this Bank, although, I kept this information secret within my jurisdiction to enable me put claims and transfer the said amount through a trustworthy person overseas whom I shall present to the bank as the confide next-of-kin to the deceased for a profitable and successful project.

Ever since I have been trying to locate the next of kin or any of the relatives to come forward and make this claim., but to no avail. I have contacted your embassies and made several adverts on the Internet without result. Right now, the deposit has exceeded its deposit time and terms without being serviced, the bank will either liquidate the fund or it will be converted by a top official to his private use. Your contact was given to me by one of my associates who is a regular online stock buyer. Please, if you are related to my client in any way or you know my client's actual relatives, then re-contact me, so that I can link them up to make the claim. But if you cannot contact them, consider possible assistance towards claiming this fund, So that this can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money. 60% to me and 40% to you.

Because I don't want the money to be forfeited or liquidated by government or the financial institution involved, as I expect to benefit from the money also. I will provide the entire necessary legal document to back up this claim on your side, should you respond positively to this?

Do consider this and get back to me.

Thanks for your co-operation.

Mr. James Koroma,

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