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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: Docas <d_koffi9@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: d_koffi82@yahoo.dk
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 08:42:46 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Yours in Christ.

Dearest one,

I am writing from a hospital here in Cote d'Ivoire, therefore this mail is very urgent.
I was told by the doctor that I was poisoned and has got my liver
damaged and can only live for some months. I inherited some money ($10.500 Million) from my late father and I cannot think of anybody trying to kill me apart from my step mother in order to inherit the fund, she is a citizen of Cote d'
ivoire. I want you to contact my house maid with these informations below:
Miss Jessica Anthony. Address: Rue De La Princess L/G 152 Cocody Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire. Western coast Africa) Email / d_koffi82@yahoo.dk
She will give you the documents proofing the existence of the money.

Please contact Miss Jessica Anthony with any valid (driver's licence or id card) and your telephone numbers to assure her that you shall never cheat or betray me when you have access to this fund. I have instructed her to sell all my valuable items and use the money to change all the documents to
your name to enable the bank release this fund to you without any problem. I have appointed a lawyer which she knows that will assist you to change the documents of the fund in your name as sole beneficiary to enable the bank release the fund to you.

(1) Give 15% of the fund to my house maid, Miss Jessica Anthony as she has been there for me throughout my illness and I have promised to support her through her life time. I want you to take her along with you to your country to continue her education and establish her as your daughter/ family
member because she is an orphan.

(2) Give 25% of the fund to Charity Organisations and Churches on my name so that my soul may rest in peace.

(3) Use 10% of the balance money to fly my body to bury
in my home country based on the fact that i was poisoned by my step mother so
i do not want my step mother to be the one to bury me in case i die.

(4) Request for the lawyer's international passport. And Let Miss Jessica Anthony send you her photos and ID CARD as she has no passport to ensure of whom you are dealing with. Jessica Anthony is so little (age 22 years) therefore guide her carfully.

Note:

I don't know what will happen to me in the next few hours. Please, make sure that you forward your national identity card or driver's licence to Jessica Anthony when contacting her to enable her give you all necessary information that you may need and she will send to you my personal documents
when you reached her, if I don't hear from you within two days, I will look for another person.

May God bless you and use you to accomplish my wish.
Pray for me always.

Greetings from Madam
Docas Koffi.




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