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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: Koffi Axelle <koffi_axelle@outlook.fr>
Reply-To: Koffi Axelle <k_axelle07@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2015 20:48:43 +0900 (JST)
Subject: TO YOUR ATTENTION




Good Morning
My name
Koffi Axelle, 17 years old, I live in Ghana precisely Accra. I am writing this
message to request your benevolence. I am the daughter of a relative of the
former president of the Ivory Coast. The new president has started Stops all
members of the opposition, we were forced us into exile in Ghana, where I still
reside. Before my father died 12 December 2013, it preserved me to one of his
friends living in Ghana without us but let us not linked any administrative or
legal document. Unfortunately for my financial and social situation is only
getting worse. I was contacted a few months ago by the notary of my late father
telling me that my father left me money placed on bank account in Ivory Coast,
Luxembourg and Switzerland but made I am a minor does not allow me to have
access to these accounts. But I can thanks to a tutor as stated in the will of
my father.
I ask you
for your help in transferring the existing funds only Ivory Coast to your
country, then you help me to leave the country and join you as my guardian.
Pending a
favorable response from you, I wish you a great day.
Respectfully,
Ms KOFFI
Axelle

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