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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: <miss_jane_koffi201@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:48:45 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Miss Jane Koffi

From Miss Jane Koffi
Ivory coast

My Dearast One.

I went through your profile and decided to write you on this. However, it is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour against your will in my earnest search for a reliable individual who can assist me to make this transaction. With my believe in God that you will never let me
down.

I am a 19 years old lady now, I was born on the 1st of january 1988 to the family of Koffi .and my father name is Mr PAULE he is a very wealthy gold and cocoa merchant who based in ACCRA and ABIDJAN respectively, and my mothers name is Mrs Sheila.and I am their only child.well when I was
a kid I went to a private school and things were going on well for me and my parents, but my mother died on the 21ST october 1998 , My father took me so special because I am motherless. and he shower all his love on me and promised me that he will never have another woman because he did not
want me for any problem.but as faith may had it my father got dead last year.but before the death of my father on the 12th june 2006 in a private hospital here in Abidjan,

he called me secretly to his bed side and told me that he kept a sum of $4.500 000 (four million five hundred thousand united states dollars) in a bank in Abidjan Cote D'ivoire. meanwhile that he used my name as the next of kin in deposit of the fund.He also explained to me that it was because
of this money he was poisoned by his business partner and that I should look for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I would transfer this money and use it tocomplete my education and for investment purpose, such as;real estate investment or stock market investment.

Plesae, I am honourably soliciting your kind assistance as follows.

1) To provide a bank account where this money will be transfered into.

2) To serve as the guardian of these fund ,since I am 19 years old.

3)To make arrangement for me in your country to continue my educational career and to procure
me a residential permit in your country.

I am inclined to offer you 10% of the total sum as a mode of compensation for your effort after the successful transfering of these fund to your nominated account overseas.I am expecting to hear from you as soon as
possible via this email address.

May Almighty God bless you as you do care for me Amen.
Best regard
Miss Jane Koffi.......




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