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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?Fofana=20Sankoh?= <priestfofana@yahoo.se>
Reply-To: fofana2sankoh@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 15:01:55 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: RE: WHY ARE YOU NOT REPLYING MY MAIL?


Jag har ny e-postadress!Skicka e-post till mig på denna adress: priestfofana@yahoo.se

Hello,


Having gotten your contact from your country's journal and because of the urgency of this mail.I want you to please receive for me at once the Amount of ($18,000,000 US Dollars in your Bank Account Abroad for safe keeping and Investment purposes. I am interested in investing this sum in your lucrative venture for a long and lasting joint business relationship with you.This huge amount will be wired to your Account for Foreign Investment purposes.All documents attached to this funds will changed into your name for safe keeping.I apologize if this mail does not suit your personal or business ethics.


The funds are available as genuine and will be released after you have shown proven interest in your response to this proposal.If you can assure me that you can guide me through the investment opportunities in your Country,after hearing from you,i will furnish you with more details on the next step forward. You will be expected to provi de the ideas and we will finance it with the funds that iam going to send to you. Also let me know about your Country's tax laws on investments in your Country.


Iam Fofana Sankoh,son of the late Sierra-Leonean rebel leader,Corporal Foday Sankoh.Iam here in exile as a political refugee seeking asylum in Cotonou the capital of Benin Republic(West Africa).Iam hiding here in Benin as a result of political persecution meted out to me back home in my country by the Sierra-Leone Government.After hearing from you,i will furnish you with more details on the next step forward.


Yours sincerely,

Mr Fofana Sankoh.

Tel:+229-95-407007

- Fofana Sankoh


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