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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: "gen_koffi_01" <gen_koffi_01@terra.com.mx>
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:40:22 -0600
Subject: After several attempt to reach you by phone...


Valued Attention.

After several attempt to reach you by phone I deemed it necessary and urgent
to notify you finally about your outstanding settlement of your over due
transfer .I resumed duty recently as policy harmonization chairman on public
debt (West African Monitoring Institution), a committee set up by the WAMI
under the able presidency. I am committed to upholding and defending the
constitution and laws of West African Monitoring Institution as well as
achieving a higher level of public safety and security through the prosecution
of criminals in the state.

The purpose of the committee among other is to investigate, verify and settle
all outstanding debts owed and Records before me have revealed that your
payment has not been effected as a result of official negligence as many
abnormalities had happened in the Banks where some top official of the apex
Banks collaborate with impostors who are carrying a fake portfolios with
levies misled and misguided about the position of your fund and having the
opportunity to extort money from you that made it too longer up till date .As
we understand the difficulties of economic time that exist today and would
like to repay this obligation for your plan designed to meet your budgetary
need. so be inform that your payment has since being deposited with
corresponded BANK OF AMERICA which in few days, all payment transaction will be concluding according to the agreement and you will receive your payment through a cashier cheque or by wire transfer to your nominated bank account from our consolidated dollars account we have in USA.

The security of your data and transactions is crucial to us, we therefore
apply one of the best security standards available (128 bit SSL); this (SSL)
apply to the business relationship and supplement any agreements made by
individual contract. Base on the information we received, it is mandatory and
compulsory that you send $130 to our loot office in republic of Benin for
your NON IMMIGRANT TRANSIT TAX you have to forward your contact to MAGADJI PINDIGA on his email address (koffigen@caramail.com) for further advice on how you will send the $130 TO BENIN for the programming of the information in the micro chip compartment of central which will comply with bank of America to effect the transfer of the fund exactly on the particular date or period (24 hours) specified in the transfer script text for the fund to be made available to you any way you wish to receive it.

Considering the circumstances at hand, you are advice not to accept any E-mail telephone calls that does not come from this office this is to forestall new
effort towards a diversion of your payment. Accept our congratulations in
advance.

Best regards,

General. Kozuku Koffi .
koffigen@caramail.com

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