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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: "davidkofi Kofi" <dkofi46@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 10:04:52 +0000
Subject: DEAR VIRGIN.

KOFI & ASSOCIATES,
PLOT 2, TRAN-TRA HILLS, ACHIMOTA,
ACCRA -GHANA.
Tel:00233 21 409781

Dear Virgin,

I am Barrister David Kofi a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to
Dr Albert Virgin, a national of your country, who used to work with Ashanti
Gold Mining Company in Ghana . Here in after shall be referred to as my
client. On the 3rd of March 2003,my client, his wife and their two children
were killed in a motor accident, along Takoradi Expressway. Since then I
have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients
extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.

I have been trying to get through to you, since the death of my client He
willed his life time deposit with a security company, the fund was labeled
as Family valuables worth($5.5 Million Usd).The security company has asked
me to present the next of kin, to the deposited fund,that is why i am
contacting you, becasue you bear the same surname with my late client.



I want you to send to us immediately the following to be able to
transfer the fund of my late client to your country, so that we can share
the fund between ourselves.

1) Your private phone and fax numbers
2) Your residential address

You are to send this via this email.

Respectfully,
David Kofi Esq.

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