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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: john koffi <jjakoffi@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 20:38:37 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CRY FOR HELP


Dear Sir/Madam

Please do not be offended let me go direct to my point i am from Liberia my father was killed during the war. My mother and i have managed to run away from the hand of the rebels when the raided our whole house in Liberia capital. My father was a director of a Diamond company in Liberia.The reason why he was killed because he was also a politician forCharles Taylors party which is now no longer in power. Before my father was killed he deposited somebox of Diamond and Money as safe keeping in Security Company. Since he is no more me and my mom managed to come to Ghana where my dad saved the boxes. so the rason why i am writtingto you is that, he deposited this two boxes like i told you for safe keeping as precious iterms for safe keeping. So my mother than revealed to me after my fathers death that the boxes contain huge amount of money and Diamond. I know you will be smilling when all this transactions have being carried out. I will meet you in your country so that we think!
of any
investment opportuinities to which we can make good use of this funds my dad left behind before his death. As at now me and my mom leave in the Budubura camp for the Liberian refugees in Ghana. So please for God seek do not be afraid I want you to stand as beneficiary of this so that we can pull this funds to your door step in yourcountry. But before my late father died there are documents which covered this boxes to over seas.That is why i early seek your present highly confidential in this transaction. I will just want you to act as abeneficiary so that i can pull this boxes from Accra,Ghana.Thanks for now please i need your urgent respond after recieving this mail.May God bless you and your family. for more discussion.Pls email me back if interested at : jjakoffi@yahoo.com John Koffi


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