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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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Fraud email example:

From: Sir Samuel Koffor <ss_k_001@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:49:00 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: come please let invest for our mtual benefits.


Attn:

Dear Sir/Madam,

I wish to bring to you notice an investment proposal that requires your assistance. I am Sir Samuel Koffor, the managing director of SAMKOFTRICY loan and finance house, Accra GHANA.

This is a business of $21 million US Dollars belonging to my company, which we presently have with a security and finance company here in Ghana. SAMKOFTRACY loan house was co-owed by me and a Briton, who was the brain behind this establishment. My colleague was a director in a UK oil giant BP.

The collapse of SAMKOFTRACY that led to our fund going to the security


Company started when my associate MR TRACY KARL was accused of being involved in oil bunkering [illegal oil lifting] when investigation confirmed that he has been sponsoring the business for more than 4years, he ran away. All effort made by my government to get him through BP and HIS embassy was in vain for no such name existed in their record. That was when my government decided to take action against SAMKOFTRACY claiming that it was an avenue for bringing fund into the country for illegal oil lifting. Lot of other things happened though politically motivated, that led to my being kept under security watch by the government [house arrest]

I have decided to transfer this money to your country where I can re invest it in a more profiting business when I regain my freedom fully. This where will need your assistance if you can assist me in receiving this money and keeping it for me in trust of assist in investing the fund. I will give you $8.5 million out of this total fund for your time and assistance.

I have budgeted 1.5 million to cover every form of expenses you may incur during the course of this transaction. I have every contact that will facilitate the transfer of this fund without risk. What I just need is your acceptance to help in receiving this fund.

I will give you more details on this when we speak on phone so reply and include your private number in the mail.please reply me back through this email id---ss_kf1785@yahoo.com.


Thanks,


Sir SAMUEL KOFFOR


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