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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 Williams" <koffiwilliams001@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 21:58:56 +0000
Subject: good day

FROM:MR KOFFI WILLIAMS.
CHIEF AUDITOR MINISTRIE
OF FINANCE ECONOMICS
COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIC.
ADDRESS:01 Bp 134 COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIQUE
barr_koffiwilliams6@hotmail.com



Dear Sir/Madam,

It is my great pleasure to write you this letter on
behalf of my colleagues.I have decided to seek a
confidential co-operation with you in execution of a
deal hereunder for the benefit of all parties, and
hope you will keep it confidential because of the
nature of this business.

I am MR KOFFI WILLIAMS CHIEF, AUDITOR MINISTRIE OF
FINANCE ECONOMICS COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIC.I got your
information when I was searching 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 and lists in the web site.I wish
to transfer the sum of $14,300,000.00 USD (Fourteen
Million Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
only.)into your personal or company`s bank account.

This fund was a residue of the over invoiced
Industrial Contract bills awarded by MINISTRIE OF
FINANCE ECONOMICS COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIC to some
foreign firms.This DEAL was deliberately hatched out
and carefully protected with all the attendant lope
holes sealed off.As the chief auditor,I have the
cooperation and mandate of the Financial Director and
the Secretary. It was my 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 beleive in the
non-stable and sporous political nature of this
sub-region.

The original contractors have been duely paid by the
Banque Centrale Des Etats De L`Afrique De L`Ouest
(Central Bank of the West African States)This balance
is suspended in the escrow accounts awaiting claims by
any foreign company of our choice.I intend to pay out
this fund now as the organisation is winding up its
activities. Based on the laws and ethics of
employment,we as civil servants working under this
organisation, are not allowed to operate a foreign
account.This is the more reason why we needed your
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 does not matter whether or not your company does
contract projects of the nature described here. The
assumption is that your company won the major contract
and subcontracted it to other companies. More often
than not, big trading companies and firms of unrelated
fields wins major contracts and subcontract to more
specialized firms for execution.

I have however agreed,as the account owner in this
deal to allow you 40% of the entire sum as
compensation,why 55% will be held on trust for me
while 5% will be used to defray any incidental charges
and cost if any,during the course of the
transactions.This transaction will be successfully
concluded within 5-7 days if you accord us your
unalloyed and due cooperation.You should provide the
followings.

1. Your bank name and address
2. Your private and confidential telephone
3. Name to be used as beneficiary
4. Your bank Telephone and fax number
5. Or you can within the shortest possible time,
confidentially open an entire new (Virgin) account for
the transaction. I would prefer this arrangement.

Upon the receipt of this informations,the certificate
of job completion of one of the contracts will be
issued in your for the transfering of the fund to your
nominated account without delay.As with the case of
all organised (sensitive)and conspired DEALS,we
solicit for our unreserved confidentiality and utmost
secret in this business. We hope to retire peacefully
and lead a honourable business life afterwards. There
are no risks involved.

Well, this is the sharing ratio of this $14.3M for
both of us:-

1) I want you to know that my 55% from this fund
$14.3M is: $ 7,865,000 :00.

2) While your own 40% from this fund $14.3M is:
$5,720,000:00.

3) While 5% from this fund $14.3M for any expenses
Made by you and me is: $715,000:00.


REPLY ASAP.

WITH REGARDS.
MR KOFFI WILLIAMS(CHIEF AUDITOR).
barr_koffiwilliams6@hotmail.com or
barr_koffiwilliams6@yahoomail.com


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