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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: "William Kofi" <kofiwilliam15@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2012 11:39:35 -0000 (GMT)
Subject: Please get back to me,


Dear Friend,

I got your contact during my searching in internet for a reliable, trust
worthy and Honest person with the fear of God to introduce this Bank to
Bank transfer project with you, Only if I can trust you and you must
promise me to keep this transaction utmost secret/confidential to your
self alone.

My name is Mr. Koffi Bedu, I am the branch manager of the Sg-ssb Bank
Kumasi Branch- Ghana. I am a Ghanaian married with Three kids. I am
writing to solicit your urgent assistance in the noble transfer of
US$7,500.000.00 Dollars into your designated bank account in your country.

This fund is the excess of what my branch office made in which I am the
branch manager as profit during last year in my office, and nobody knows
about this money only me and you now I am telling you about it, and my
head office in Accra never know of this Excess.

I have since then, I placed this amount of US$7,500.000.00 (Seven Million
Five hundred Thousand United States Dollars) on a SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without
any beneficiary.
As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money, I
am compelled to request for your urgent assistance to receive this money
into your designated bank account. I intend to part 30% of this fund to
you while 70% shall be for me.

I do need to stress that there are practically no risk involved in this
transaction, it is 100% risk free.It is going to be a bank-to-bank
transfer to your nominated bank account anywhere you feel safer. All I
need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund. If you
accept this offer.

Reply to me by this Email:(kofiwiliam15@yahoo.com)

With regards,

Mr. William Kofi.



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