419 scam: David Koffi <davidjoykoffi1162@yahoo.com> From: David Koffi

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: David Koffi <davidjoykoffi1162@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: davidjoykoffi1163@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 7 May 2010 12:15:42 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From: David Koffi

From: David Koffi
Abidjan Coted'Ivoire (Former Ivory Coast) West Africa.
Tel : +2250858 9049.

Dearest,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. We got your contact from a computerize data following my effort searching for a trustworthy person to assist us.

I am David Koffi, the only son of late Mr and Mrs Alfred Koffi, I am here with my only sister Joy. Our father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan the economic capital of Ivory Coast before he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outing to discuss on a business deal.Before the death of our father,He secretly called us on his bedside and told us that he has a sum of $18,500.000 (Eighteen million five hundred thousand United State dollar) deposited in a bank here on his name.

He also explained to us that it was because of this wealth and some huge amount of money his business associates supposed to balance him from the deal they had that he was poisoned by his business associates, that we should seek for a good God fearing foreign partner in a country of our choice who can assist us in claiming this fund from the bank for us, for investment purposes and use it for investment (such as real estate management).

We are honourably seeking your assistance in the following way.
1)To assist us claim this fund from the BANK as the foreign partner of our late father.

2)To transfer this money in your name to your country.

3)To make a good arrangement for a joint business investment on our behalf in your country and you will be the care taker.

4)To secure a college for my sister and my self in your country to further our education. And to make arrangement for our travel to your country after you have transferred this fund.

Moreover , we are willing to offer you some amount of the total sum(percentage)as compensation for your effort input after the successful transfer of this fund to your designated account in your country.

Awaits to hear from you soon.

Thanks and God Bless.

David and Joy Koffi.

NB. Call me with this number +2250858 9049 no matter the time difference.

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