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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: "Dr. Diamini Koffi" <diaminikoffi15@gala.net>
Reply-To: diaminikoffi9@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 19:55:36 +0200
Subject: Re: PAYMENT SOLUTION


*Re: PAYMENT SOLUTION
<http://fr.f230.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?DMid=2002_574101_4318_439_1259_0_702_2494_3397308621&YY=5737&y5beta=yes&y5beta=yes&inc=25&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b&box=Draft>
*
**
*APPROVAL BOARD FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE**
SITTING PRUDENTLY IN THE **WEST AFRICA** PRIME FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
*
**

*RE-APPROVED PAYMENT CLAIMS** *

I am Dr. Diamini Koffi, My office monitors and controls the affairs of all
banks and financial institutions in Ivory Coast concerned with foreign
contract payments transactions.

I am the final signatory to any transfer or remittance of huge funds moving
within banks both on the local and international levels in line to foreign
contracts settlement.
I have before me list of funds, which could not be transferred to some
nominated accounts as these accounts have been identified either as ghost
accounts, unclaimed deposits and over-invoiced sum etc. I write to present
you to the federal government that you are among the people expecting they
funds to be transferred into their account, on this note; I wish to have a
deal with you as regards to the unpaid certified contract funds.

I have every files before me and the data's will be change to your name to
enable you receive the fund into your nominated bank account as the
beneficiary of the fund's amount $25 Million U.S.D. As it is my duty to
recommend the transfer of this funds to the Federal Government Treasury and
Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits, I have the opportunity to write you
based on the instructions i received some days ago from the Senate Committee
on Contract Payments /Foreign Debts to submit the List of payment reports /
expenditures and audited reports of revenues. Among several others, I have
decided to remit this sum following that we have a deal/agreement and is
going to be don legally.

MY CONDITIONS.

1. Sharing is 50/50 as soon as you confirm it in your designated bank
account.

2. This deal must be kept secret forever, and all correspondence will be
strictly by email / telephone, for security purposes.

3. There should be no third parties as most problem associated with fund
release are caused by agents or representative.

If you AGREE with my conditions, l advice you on what to do immediately and
the transfer will commence without delay as I will proceed to fix your name
on the Payment schedule instantly to meet the mandate.

Waiting for your reply soon.

Dr. Diamini Koffi.

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