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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: "Harmony Coffee." <>
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2014 17:15:49 -0700
Subject: MY GOOD FUTURE LIES IN YOUR HANDS.



Good Day Sir,


Please reply to this email address: harmonycoffee@live.com after read through my email content.


I believe this email will meet you in good condition of health.my name is Harmony Coffee, I am 17 year old from Sierra lone but presently l Am in Bujumbura Liberian refugee camp in Ghana,west Africa.l write to inform you of my desire.I am the first daughter of chief Dr George coffee.My father was a diamond and gold merchant in my country.l got your contact from a foreign charity aid worker that visited the camp for charity donations but l did not disclose my actual intentions for contact you.He told me l can build my trust in you because of what you have really done in your country.


My father had a bullet shot by the rebels on his way traveling out of my country with one of my younger Brother's due to the past crisis that has occurred in our country (sierra lone) My brother's died on the spot while the UN peacemaker, keeping force rescued my father, and he was taken to hospital for medical treatment, of which he later died. Before he died he revealed to me that one of is boxes contained:(quantity 260kg,quality 22 carat plus.purity 93 percent of gold and the other box contains $3.1million USD clean and spendable cash in a metallic trunk boxes. Which he deposited with a security company here in Spain for safekeeping, I need you to help me stand before the security company as my late father's foreign business partner because when my father was depositing the boxes of golds in the security company, he made the company to understand that the gold and the foreign currency belong to his foreign partner outside the country.


This means that the bank will not release the boxes of gold and money to me except we provide a foreign beneficiary to stand for me for the claims and all the documents backing the deposition of the funds to the bank are with me. This is the reason i contacted you to help me in this regard. Attach is my father hand in the security company when he was about to deposit the gold box,and when he was signing all the document that is backing the two boxes and my late father burial photo.all the document that is backing the boxes are with my father's attorney,in the person of Barrister Kenneth Young ESQ Now permit me to ask these few questions:-


1. Can you honestly help me?
2. Can I completely trust you?
3. What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you.


Finally, I also want you to send me your full information about your self and to make sure I am dealing with the right person.I am expecting your reply. The reason why I am in desperate need of your help is also not only do I want to leave Africa and never return because of the tragic loss of my family,I have been raped numerous times right there in the camp, though this has stopped after the culprits were jailed, but I am still haunted by the abuse, this is why I desperately in need your help sir. Do contact me via email at harmonycoffee@live.com


Yours Faithfully,
Harmony Coffee.


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