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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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Fraud email example:

From: webmaster@CISANTONIO.COM
Reply-To: wkoffie55@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 01:00:29 +0000
Subject: Please i apologize using this medium to reach you.

Please i apologize using this medium to reach you.

My name is Mr. William Koffie, am a south-African National, I work as
an administrative secretary to Apex Insurance and Security Company in
Ghana .

I decided to contact you, to be my partner in business, I have been
working with (A.I.S.C) company for the past 9 years. Within this
period, I have watched With meticulous precision how African heads of
states and government functionaries have been using Apex Insurance and
security Company to shift their money abroad. They bring in, these
consignments of money and secretly declare the content as, precious
stones, family treasure Etc.

The late Mobutu Seseko of Zaire , the late Gnassingbe Eyadema of Togo
the late Desmond Zugulu family from Zimbabwe , etc. These past heads
of states and president have hundreds of consignments deposited with
Apex Insurance and security Company.

Their foreign partners, friends, and relatives, have claimed most of
this consignments. A lot of them are still unclaimed for as much as
10years; nobody may ever come for them,

Because in most cases, the documents of deposit are never available to
any body except the depositor, and most of them are dead. Since the
inception of the 2000 millennium, Apex Insurance and security
Company’s, management changed the policy/procedure of claims of
consignments. That as soon as you are able to produce all the secret
information as contained in the secret file of any Consignment, it
will be released to you upon demand.

The late Mobutu Seseko of Zaire has over 7 Consignments, deposited
with several names and codes. 4 of this consignment have been claimed
in past (10) Ten months, after his Death . I have finished every
arrangement as to the claim, for you to claim the consignment in my
company No.1201 containing $20 million Dollars and No.1202 containing
$30 million Dollars and No.1203 containing 100kg gold dust 22+ karat,
are still in my company. Nobody will ever know I am involved in this
deal in my company. I’ll suggest upon conclusion, we share 50- 50.i
have move the consignments to OVEASEA.

I assure you that the business have been hatched for 3 years now, it
is very secure.

Please you can reach me as soon as you receive this mail.wkoffie55@gmail.com

Regards

William Koffie

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