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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 koffi <jane_koffi203@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: miss_jane_koffi02@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2007 16:43:14 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Miss Jane Koffi

Avenue 16 Rue 13 Treichville Abidjan
Ivory coast


My Dearest One.

I am Miss Jane Paule Koffi, after going through your profile I decided to write you on this, However it is not mandatory nor will I force you to do against your will in my earnest search for a reliable individual who can assist me to make this transaction. And I am believing God that you will
never let me down.

I am a 19 years old girl 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 in Ghana and things were going on well for me and my parents, but my mother died on the 21st october 1999 , My father took me so special because I am motherless and he showered 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 die 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 here in Abidjan Cote D'ivoire. Meanwhile that he used my name as the next of kin in deposit of the money, 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 to complete my education and to build my future.

Plesae I am honourably seeking your kind assistance like this:
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 and to help me have a residential permit in your country.

I am ready to offer you 5% of this money for your effort after the successful transfering of these fund to any account number you provided to use for the transfer.

I am expecting to hear from you as soon as you read this mail.

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




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