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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: Koffi Collins <kof_collins245@zwallet.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 08:52:34 -0500
Subject: Business correspondent

FROM THE DESK OF DR KOFFI COLLINS

CHAIRMAN ECOWAS CONTRACT AWARDING COMMITTEE

ECOWAS FUND HEADQUARTERS

P.M.B.5028

ACCRA-REPUBLIC OF GHANA



Alternative Email;k_collins245@yahoo.fr

ACCOUNT PROVISION FOR USD45.5 MILLION

I am Dr.KOFFI COLLINS. The Chairman, Contract Awarding Committee of the

ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS)with its fund

Headquarters

in Accra-Ghana.

I got your information in a Proffesional database when I was searching

through

Internet for a reliable,honest and trustworthy person to entrust this

business

with.I was simply inspired and motivated to pick your contact from the

many

names in the list of the directory.

After discussing my view and your profile with my colleagues,they were

very

much satisfied and decided to contact you immediately for this mutual

business

relationship.We wish to transfer the sum of USD

45.5,000,000.00 (Forty five million five hundred thousand United States

Dollars only.)into your personal or company`s bank account.

This fund was a residue of the over invoiced contract bills awarded by

us

intentionally for the supply of hard/soft wares,phamaceauticals/

medical

items,light and heavy duty vehicles, apparels and other

administrative/logistics

for the ECOMOG in Sierra-Leone and Liberia during the Peace Keeping

Projects.

This DEAL was deliberately hatched out and carefully protected with the

cooperation and mandate of the Financial Director and the Secretary of

the

Organization.We arranged and over invoiced the contract funds supplied

by

different companies from different countries during the crisis. It was

our

consensus to seek the assistance of a willing foreigner to provide us

with

the facilities to transfer this money out of West Africa.

This is borne out of our belief in the non-stable and porous political

nature

of this sub-region. The original contractors have been duly paid by

Ecowas

banker through the Central bank of Ghana and Finance Ministry.The

balance

is suspended in the ECOWAS grand Account awaiting claims by any foreign

partner of our choice to receive the fund on our behalf Now Ecowas is

intending

to pay all their outstanding balance of their contractors this year as

the

organization is winding up its activities since the aim of returning

PEACE

to the countries and the coast has been achieved.

Based on the laws and ethics of employment,we as civil servants working

under this organization, are not allowed to operate/own a foreign

account.This

is more reason why we needed your urgent assistance to provide an

account

that can sustain this fund for safe keeping and our future investment

with

your comprehensive advise,assistance and partnership in your country.

It is however agreed,as the account owner in this deal to allow you 30%

of the entire sum as compensation, 65% will be held on trust for us

while

5% will be used to defray any incidental charges and cost during the

course

of the transaction. This transaction will be successfully concluded

within

14 days if you accord us your unalloyed and due cooperation.

You should provide the followings for immediate kick of of this deal if

it interest you; YOUR COMPANY`S NAME WITH COMPLETE ADDRESS,TEL AND FAX

NUMBERS.(if

available) THE NAME OF YOUR BANK,ITS ADDRESS WITH TEL,FAX AND TELEX

NUMBERS.

THE ACCOUNT NUMBER THE COMPLETE MAILING ADDRESS OF THE BENEFICIARY WITH

TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.

Upon the receipt of this informations,application for claim will be

sent

to you to fill and return back to the organization in pursuit of the

claim

legally and then be forwarded to the organization for ratification and

subsequent

payment. As with the case of all organized (sensitive)and conspired

DEALS,we

solicit for your unreserved confidentiality and utmost secret in this

business.

We hope to retire peacefully and lead honorable business life

afterwards.There

are no risks involved .

Kindly expedite action if you are interested as we are behind schedule

to

enable us utilize this golden opportunity pay out this fund

immediately

which we might stand to loose, if we fail to provide a safe account

for

this transfer on time at the expiration of this year Ecowas has mapped

out

for payment of all their outstanding contractors and the dissolution of

our committee.Please urgency is needed as we do not know the time our

organization

will start the payment hence it is necessary to start on time to

forestall

any hitch while transferring the fund into your designated account .

Hoping to hear from you.

With regards.

Dr.KOFFI COLLINS



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