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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: john kossi <john_kossi005@yahoo.ca>
Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 09:08:58 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: From Dr john Kossi


FROM: Dr john Kossi.
Chairman Contract Review Panel,
Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire.
West Africa.

DEAR FRIEND.
LETTER FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE ON FUND TRANSFER
First, I must solicit your strictest confidence in this transaction.
This by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and TOP
SECRET.
I got your contact in our search for a foreign partner who has the
Ability and reliability to prosecute a transaction of great magnitude
Involving a pending business transaction requiring maximum confidence.
We are top officials of the Federal Government contract review panel
who are interested in investment in your country with funds which are
presently trapped here in Cote D Ivoire.In other to commence this
Business we solicit your assistance to enable us transfer into your
Account the said trapped funds.
The source of this fund is as follows: During the last regime here of
General Robert Guei in Cote D Ivoire some government official's set up
companies and awarded themselves contracts which were grossly over
Invoiced in various ministries. The government set up a contract review
panel and we have
Identified a lot of inflated contracts funds which are presently
Deposited in a BANK here in Abidjan,Cote D Ivoire .

However, by virtue of our position as civil servants and members of the
panel ,we cannot acquire this money in our name. I have therefore ,been
delegated as a matter of trust by my colleagues to look for
An overseas partner into whose account we would transfer the total sum
of USD$25,500,000.00 [TWENTY FIVE MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS].
Hence we are writing you this letter. We agreed to share the money
thus:
[1] 20% FOR THE ACCOUNT OWNER [YOU]
[2] 80% FOR US [THE OFFICALS]
It is from the 80% that we wish to commence investments in your country
as you will also stand as our foreign agent over there. Please note
that this transaction is 100% safe and we hope to commence the transaction
latest seven [7] days from the date of the receipt of the following
information bellow.

[A] COMPANYS NAME BENEFICIARY OF ACCOUNT.
[B] YOUR PERSONAL TELEPHONE NUMBER AND FAX NUMBERS.
[C] BANK ACCOUNT/SORT/ABA/ROUTING NUMBERS
WHICH THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFERED TO.
[D] YOUR BANK ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBERS/FAX NUMBERS.
The above information will enable us commence the transfer of this
funds into your account in your country without delay
We are looking forward to doing this business with you and solicit your
confidentiality in this transaction.
Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter using the above email
address; I will bring you into the complete picture of this pending
project when I hear from you.

With Kind regards,
Dr john Kossi.




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