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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: Nora Koffi <koffedgroupci@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: norajohnson2008@ozu.es
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 19:54:24 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Dear


Dear
 
Permit us to unveil this business proposal to you which we hope it will meet you in good faith.
 
We are the children of late Dr. koffi Edward who was the managing director and owner of KOFFED Import/Export company,KOFFED Logistics company and KOFFED Glass company here in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire West Africa.
 
Dear we humbly wish to write you this letter in order that you will assist us in this money transfer to your bank account in your country for investment in a profitable venture.
 
Our late father attended the general meeting of all the import/export companies in the country and unfortunately he was poisoned by his business rivals and he later died in the hospital. But before his death,after staying in bed for three days in the hospital,hetold us that he deposited the sum of US$10,000,000. (Ten Million US dollars) in a bank here in abidjan on behalf of his foreign business partner in abroad and he advised us to look for a co-beneficiary from abroad to transfer this money to his account for investment in his country.
 
Presently,the members of his extended family has claimed all his companies leaving nothing behind for us,his extended family members also sent us away from his house where we are living and they seized all our house hold properties.
 
We are presently now staying in a hotel here in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire because of our lives and the security of the valid documents which the bank gave to our late father on the day he made the deposit lest the members of our late fathers extended family will kill us and Claim this money in the bank.
 
Based on our ignorance in the international business world of this sort,we hereby solicit for your urgent assistance as the co-beneficiary of these money, for the bank to transfer this money to your safe and secured bank account in your country.
 
For further proceedings as we wait for your soonest response.Please,we don't want neither third party nor publicity of any kind in this business transaction as we have agreed to offer you 20% of the total sum and 80% will be for us respectively as you will also assist us to join you in your country as soon as this money is transfered to your bank account in your country for the investment.
 
Please reply us immediately you receive this mail for more information. Also send your private telephone number to us for easy communication. Thanks in advance as we wait for your soonest response.
 
Yours Sincerely,
Nora and Johnson koffi



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