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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: MARK KOFFi <markkoffione@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 8 May 2006 05:39:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE.


ATTN: Tammy King,

FROM: .MARK KOFFI

TEL: 27 73 77 586 72

Greetings and thanks for your email you sent to me. I am very happy for the assistance you are going to render to me in this transaction, it is only Almighty God will bless you in your effort.

Moreover, since you are willing to assist me fully in this transaction, you have to give me a strong assurance that my money will be safe when transferred into your personal account in your country.
As you know that since I lost my fatherI am here in South Africa with my morther as an asylum seeker and I am paying a lot of money to the Security Company for the safekeeping of the money.
I would love to know what type of business are you doing in your country to enable me to know where my money will be invested in your country.
Upon the return of this email kindly send me your personal contact number to enable us to communicate with each other. All the necessary documents that back up this transaction are intact with me, if you will be sincere to me I will use your name as a co-beneficiary on the Changeing of documents.
Until I hear from you before I will inform you what to do next. Remember to keep this transaction secret to avoid publicity.
You can call my son 27 73 77 586 72 for more information because my moether can not speak well because She is sick.

Best regards,

MR.MARK KOFFI





Good day to you Markkoffi Markkoffi,

Please Send me more details. Many thanks for your communication. I am interested in your proposal.

Regards,
Tammy King


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