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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: "Kofo Momo" <kofomomonow@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 01:28:36 +0100 (CET)
Subject: ASSIST ME IN THIS TRANSACTION FOR OUR MUTUAL BENEFIT.


DEAR SIR/MADAM,=20

GOOD DAY TO YOU, IT=92S A GOOD THING OF KNOWING YOU WHO I BELIEVE YOU
WILL BE OF GREAT ASSISTANTS TO ME THAT WILL MAKE THE BEGINNING OF
NEVER-ENDING FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. I HOPE THAT THIS PROPOSAL WILL NOT BE=
AN INCONVENIENCE OR EMBARRASSMENT TO YOU. I MUST NOT HESITATE TO CONFI=
DE IN YOU THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS.

MY NAME IS KOFOR MOMO ODINGA, I AM 21 YEARS OF AGE, THE ONLY DAUGHTER
OF LATE MR AND MRS MENTU ODINGA, FROM NSHILI DISTRICT OF GIKOMGORO
PROVINCE IN REPUBLIC OF RWANDA MY FATHER BEFORE HIS DEATH WAS A PROSPER=
OUS COCOA AND GOLD MERCHANT IN KIGALI, REPUBLIC OF RWANDA BEFORE HIS UN=
TIMELY DEATH,=20

AFTER HIS BUSINESS TRIP TO ABIDJAN-COTE D'IVOIRE, TO NEGOTIATE ON A COC=
OA AND GOLD BUSINESS HE WANTED TO INVEST IN ABIDJAN =96COTED 'IVOIRE.

MY MOTHER DIED WHEN I WAS LITTLE, AND SINCE THEN MY FATHER TOOK ME SO
SPECIAL. BEFORE HIS DEATH ON 12TH NOVEMBER 2003 HE TOLD ME THAT HE HAS
THE SUM OF TEN MILLION, UNITED STATE DOLLARS.(USD$10MILLION) DEPOSITED
IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE, THAT HE WANTED TO USE
HIS FUND TO INVEST HIS COCOA BUSINESS IN IVORY COAST.=20

AFTER THE BURIAL OF MY LATE FATHER I CAME DOWN TO ABIDJAN AND WENT TO
THE SECURITY COMPANY WHERE THE FUND IS DEPOSITED WITH ALL THE DOCUMENTS=
REGARDING TO THE DEPOSIT OF THE FUND THAT WAS GIVEN TO ME BY MY LATE F=
ATHER. BUT=20

BECAUSE OF THE UNSTABLE POLITICAL PROBLEMS HERE LAST YEAR I INSTRUCTED =
THE SECURITY COMPANY TO TRANSFER THE CONSIGNMENT TO THEIR AFFILIATE OFF=
ICE IN ASIA;=20

THE CONSIGNMENT IS PRESENTLY IN CUSTODY OF THE SECURITY COMPANY NOW WAI=
TING FOR CLAIM.=20

I AM JUST 21 YEARS OLD AND A UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE AND REALLY DON'T
KNOW WHAT TO DO. NOW I WANT YOU TO HELP ME CLAIM AND TRANSFER THE FUND =
FOR INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY BECAUSE I HAVE SUFFERED A LOT OF
SETBACKS AS A RESULT OF INCESSANT POLITICAL CRISIS HEREIN IVORY COAST. =
THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ACTUALLY BROUGHT SORROW TO MY LIFE. I AM IN A SI=
NCERE DESIRE OF=20

YOUR HUMBLE ASSISTANCE IN THIS REGARDS. YOUR SUGGESTIONS AND IDEAS WILL=
BE HIGHLY REGARDED. NOW PERMIT ME TO ASK THESE FEW QUESTIONS:


1. CAN YOU HONESTLY HELP ME?=20
2. CAN I COMPLETELY TRUST YOU?=20
3. WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT IN QUESTION WILL BE GOOD FOR YOU=
AFTER THE MONEY IS IN YOUR CUSTODY.

PLEASE, CONSIDER THIS AND GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THROUGH MY=
PRIVATE MAIL ( kofomomonow@yahoo.com )

THANK YOU SO MUCH AND GOD BLESS YOU.

MY SINCERE REGARDS,=20
KOFOR MOMO



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