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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: "fred kofi" <fred_kofi000021@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 16:57:59 -0800
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL MAIL.

ATTENTION:


I AM BARRISTER FRED M.KOFI,THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY AND ADVISER TO LATE
MR.CARLOS ARTURO RAMIREZ,AN AMERICAN CITIZEN AND ENGINEER WITH LIQUEFIED OIL
AND GAS COMPANY A MULTINATIONAL COMPANY, WITH AREA OFFICE HERE IN
PORT-HARCOURT,RIVER-STATE NIGERIA.

I AM CONTACTING YOU ON THE DEATH OF ENGINEER MR.MR.CARLOS ARTURO RAMIREZ,
WHO WAS MURDERED IN COLD BLOOD BY HIS EX- WIFE LUCY,MR.CARLOS ARTURO
RAMIREZ,WAS KILLED BY HIS EX-WIFE WHEN SHE DISCOVERED THAT HER HUSBAND HAS
CHANGED HIS WILL INCLUDING HIS FUNDS HERE AND ESTATE IN FAVOR OF HIS ASIAN
GIRL FRIEND (SUE PERKASA) WHO OPERATED BEFORE HIS DEATH HERE IN NIGERIA AS A
HARLOT.

WITH THE RECENT PLANE CRASH HERE IN NIGERIA,THAT LEAD TO THE DEATH OF SUE
PERKASA THE ASIAN GIRL,ON THE 10TH OF DECEMBER 2005,IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT
SUE DIED WITHOUT WRITING A WILL. AS THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO THE LATE
MR.CARLOS ARTURO RAMIREZ,THE ESTATE AND THE FUNDS ARE RESENTLY BEING
CONTROLLED BY MYSELF.

WITH THE RECENT LETTER FROM THE BANK FOR THE DORMANCY OF THE SAID ACCOUNT,I
HAVE NOTICED WITH MY INVESTIGATION THAT MR.MR.CARLOS ARTURO RAMIREZ,HAS THE
SUM OF $25,000,000:00 (TWENTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS) DEPOSITED
INTO THE SAID ACCOUNT,I HAVE REPLIED TO THE BANK FOR AN EXTENSION OF TWO
WEEKS AS TO ENABLE ME PRESENT THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE ACCOUNT,IT IS ON THIS I
AM SEEKING YOUR FOREIGN PARTNERSHIP AS TO ENABLE ME PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT
OF KIN/BENEFICIARY OF THE SAID FUNDS AND ESTATE,
FOR THE RELEASE OF THE SAID FUNDS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT PENDING MY ARRIVAL THERE
IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT.

I HAVE RESOLVED TO OFFER YOU 35% OF THE SAID SUM FOR THIS ROLE.5% HAS BEEN
SET ASIDE FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF ANY INCIDENTAL EXPENSES IN THE COURSE OF THIS
TRANSFER.IT IS IMPORTANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT, I HERE WITH MY POSITION AS AN
ATTORNEY WILL SECURE EVERY LEGAL DOCUMENTS TO EFFECT THIS CHANGE IN YOUR
FAVOUR HERE IN MY COUNTRY WITHOUT ANY RISK ON YOUR SIDE,THE ONLY ROLE I
REQUIRE FROM YOU IS THE PROVISION OF THE UTILIZATION (SOURCE) ACCOUNT AND
THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF EVERY STEP THERE IN YOUR COUNTRY, FOR THE FACT THAT I
HAVE MY PROFESSION TO PROTECT AS A LEGAL PRACTITIONER.

TO EFFECT THIS CHANGE IN YOUR FAVOR I SHALL REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATIONS:

1) YOUR FULL NAME.
2) PHONE,FAX AND MOBILE NUMBERS.
3) COMPANY NAME,POSITION AND CONTACT ADDRESS.
4) PROFESSION,AGE AND MARITAL STATUS.

PLEASE FORWARD YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS MY E-MAIL ADDRESS:
(freds_kofi@yahoo.fr) FOR CONFIDENTIAL REASONS.

YOURS SINCERELY,


BARRISTER FRED M.KOFI,
FOR:KOFI & KOFI CHAMBERS,
ADVOCATE/SOLISITORS.

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