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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: site@codipro.net
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2016 22:17:20 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: DEAREST IS ME SOFIA PLEASE READ THIS AND REPLY ME BACK WITH MY ID
INSIDE PLEASE recommends that you visit www.codipro.net
Hello DEAREST,
DEAREST IS ME SOFIA PLEASE READ THIS AND REPLY ME BACK WITH MY ID INSIDE PLEASE invites you to visit our website www.codipro.net
DEAREST ONE PLEASE HELP ME TO INVEST MY FATHER ASET IN YOUR COUNTRY?
MY NAME IS Miss Sofia Shukri Ghanem the only daughter of second wife of Former Libyan oil minister Shukri Ghanem am 17years of age AM AN ORFFAN,PLEASE I am contacting you to assist me to INVEST my FATHER,s money which deposite with UNITED BANK OF AFRICA INTERNATIONAL IN COTE D'IVOIRE KNOWN AS IVORY COAST WITH MY NAME FOR INVESTMENT ABROAD.THE SUM OF 6.500.000.00 MILLION USA DOLLARS BEFORE THE LIBYAN WAR STARTED BUT SINCE I ARRIVED HERE IN REFUGEE CAMP ABIDJAN I WENT TO WITHDRAW MONEY FROM MY ACCOUNT I WAS TOLD TO PROVIDE A FOREIGN ACCOUNT.THAT MY FATHER OPEN THE ACCOUNT AS FOREIGN INVESTOR.AND TOO MY AGE ACCORDING THEM IS NOT CAPABLE OF HANDLING THE MONEY THAT I HAVE TO PROVIDE SOMEONE THAT WILL STAND FOR ME BEFORE APPROVING THE TRANSFER.I WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE DETAILS ABOUT THIS IF I HEAR FROM YOU MAY GOD BLESS YOU AS YOU HELP ME FOR THIS, AM READY TO STAY WITH YOU TO FORTHER MY EDICATION AS YOUR daughter.
THANKS
MISS SOFIA
please write me with this now sofia.gha@vp.pl
Click the link below to follow his advice
http://www.codipro.net/en/send-to-a-friend.html?submit=1
If the link above does not work you can do a "copy / paste the above line in your Internet naviagateur.
Best regard
Team of Codipro
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