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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: "kojo peters" <hurraism@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 22:15:10 +0000
Subject: MORE DETAILES AND EXPLANATIONS.


Dear brother,

I write in response to your reply to my letter.Firstly, I want to express my gratitude to you for accepting to do this deal with me.You have to open an account in any good bank in your country ok,so that we can start the deal immediately.
 
 
I do hope that at the successful end of the transaction,our life aspirations life will reach greater heights and our relationship will know no bounds.You don't have to have atom of fear in this business.It is 0 risk business. As I told your earlier on in my first letter,this money belongs to a dead client of the bank with nobody to claim the money as next-of-kin since he died with all his family members.It is myself and one of my colleague in my own department who are aware of this transaction and since we got your contact, we each decided to contact you.
 
I want to help people in my country with this money if it will be successfuly done.We can even use some to help the less previlled people and compassionate homes.The percentage can not be our problem.

PLANE CRASH WEB SITE...http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm HOW THE DISEADED CUSTOMER WAS KILLED.

I am sure that my  colleague has been in touch with you concerning this deal. I did my studies in Gambia and when I came back to my country in 1992,I started working with this bank until I reached the level where I am now.As a matter of fact, the salary here is very poor and at the end of this transfer,I hope to resign from this bank because the way I see things there is no future for one here and you will send me a letter of invitation for final disbursement or sharing.

Inshort,I have been thinking of which area of business to move into with whatever I will get from this deal.This is really where you have to help me since I believe that because of the developped nature of your country, you will have better business ideas.I will hope on you for this or we may go into joint business.I am 46years old and married with three children. Concerning the deal again,I want to tell you that officials in the departments that will transfer this money to your account do not know that you are in touch with anybody in the bank and as such you should keep everything that we are doing very secret. Usually, I know that this transfer will not take a long time to be completed once it gets started but one thing that I will advice you is to send to me all the documents that the bank will send to you so that I will offer the necessary advice to you.

Finally,If you are capable write to me immediately so that i can send to you the test of application for you to apply to the bank for easy transfer.I will like you to write to me and tell me a little about yourself so that we can strenghten our personal relationship as well.

I am awaiting to hear from you.God bless you and your family.

Thank you and bye,

Yours brother,

KOJO PETERS.

GOD BLESSINGS,PROTECTIONS AND GUIDIANCE TO YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY.

POST SCRITUM/ MY PHONE NUMBER IS 00226-7885 75 97.



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