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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: "ROBERT KOKO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rkoko00@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 22:01:28 -0800
Subject: ROBERT KOKO

Dear sir, its my pleasure to write you this letter .Hope it is well with you and your family over there,
Sir my names are Robert Koko,i am basically from west African a mix breed, a half Scotland and a half african but have been in the UK since my birth.
I have been looking forward to making an investment in a foreign land,and i discover that your country is an industrial place which is growing and developing daily.
In addition to this,i have decided to invest in your country but as a foreigner it will be difficult to do anything business without an assistance from a citizen.so that is why i want to use t
his opportunity to seek for your assistance in your country so that we can work together.
I have the sum of four million dollars ($4.000.000.00.) which me and my family advocate have arranged to transfer to your country.
Sir,i do urge you for immediate reply if you are interested through this email ID,(rkoko00@gmail.com) as DETAILS awaits you.and you can also contact me on this number, +447031826155.
Thanks for your cooperation,
Best regards,
Robert Koko.

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