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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: "KOJO LUCAS" <lucaskojo1968@ig.com.br>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:21:37 +0200
Subject: From General Kojo,After several attempt to reach you by phone.


Good Day,


I resumed duty recently as policy harmonization chairman
on public debt a committee set up by West African Monitoring Institution
(WAMI) under the able presidency.

After several attempt to reach you by phone, I deemed it necessary and
urgent to notify you finally about the outstanding Settlement of your over
due payment. This is to inform you that we West African Monitoring
institution, has taken upon our selves to settle these very bills, because
of the dubious attitude of the apex institution in Africa who have made
things difficult to their dear client.

On the detailed verification and reconciliation of your file, it was crystal
to us that you are the rightful bonafide beneficiary to the said fund which
has been delayed due to lack of information of which you were misled and
misguided about the position of this Fund that made it too longer up till
date.

However after our due checking of your file and it was satisfactory approved
for payment that is why you have to disengage from any body or impersonated
officers who claim to be in position of your fund, thereby misleading and
having the opportunity to extort money From you.

Because of this outstanding problem, the president committee on contractual
matters has decided to pay this fund to you through our paying bank in USA,
BANK OF AMERICA.

I must draw your attention to the prerequisite of the aforementioned fee for
the issuance of the LOOT FREE is to enable the programming of the
information in the Micro Chip as the authorities' demand which we described
as selective payment and the amount is only $150 dollars which will comply
with bank of America to effect the transfer of your fund exactly on the
particular date or period (24 hours) specified in the transfer script text
for the fund to be made available to you any way you wish to receive it
either via wire transfer or cashier check.

May it be made known to you also that you are to receive the total sum of
$USD1.5M which has already been deposited with the our paying bank,BANK OF
AMERICA.

So you are advice to re-confirm your name,address and telephone to the
person in charge so that he can advice you on how to send the $150 across to
enable us finalize this transfer this week.

Contact Person Name:Dr.John Nafis.
Tel:+ 229 97 77 17 91.
Email: john.nafis7@yahoo.es
<wami_controlunit_bj@yahoo.fr><wami.controlunit.bj@yahoo.fr>

You are advice not to accept any e-mail,telephone calls that does not come
from this office in regards to your payment this is to forestall new efforts
towards a diversion of your payment.

Accept our congratulations in advance.

General Lucas Kojo.

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