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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: "Mary Koffi" <marykoffi21@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 15:56:57 +0000
Subject: Good Day

Good Day

>From Michael Koffi
No 4 George Street, Freetown Sierra Leone
Priveta email mary45michael@walla.com

Dear ,

Compliments of the day. I hope that this letter does not surprise you
because we have not met. However, I urge you to treat the information which
it contains with due and utmost attention. Apart from being eternally
grateful to you, I also assure that you shall be adequately compensated.



My name is Michael Koffi . I am the son of Mr.Vincent Koffi who served as
the chief security officer to president Kabah of Sierra Leone.
Unfortunately, my father was killed During the over throw of 24th December
1997

I came to know of you in my search of a reliable person to handle a very
confidential business transaction, which involves the transfer of a huge sum
of $25,000,000.0( million US dollars)which was deposited in a finance house
by my late father,the former president Tijan Kabah gave him this money for
safe keeping when he got information that the militaries were planning to
over throw him(KABAH).Unfortunately,my father was killed in that coup
detract, and I am the only person who has all the legal documents to claim
this money.

My father gave me all the legal documents that covers this fund days before
his death. I was waiting for things to cool down before making my move but
the recent crisis in my country has forced me to make the move now.

Right now, the money is in a safe place.I am using this opportunity to seek
for your assistance to transfer this money into your account to be invested
in your country. All you need to do is to forward to me an account where
this money will be sent to so that I can come over to your country for
investment.

We don't have any business to cover-up, that is why we need your assistance.
If you agree to this proposal, we shall discuss on the parcentage and I will
also forward to you all the legal documents that covers this fund for
confirmation. pls reply to my personal email adds (mary45michael@walla.com)

I awaits your quick response .

Yours faithfully,
Michael Koffi.


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