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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: "Bryan Johnes" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <felixkoko@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 02:16:22 -0700
Subject: From Bryan Johnes Compensation For Your Past Efforts

>From Bryan Johnes Compensation For Your Past Efforts
Dear Friend,

Due to my tight schedules I could not contact you earlier before now.

The business later became successful with the co-operation of a new partner from South Korea. Presently I'm in New Delhi with the partner for some projects. Meanwhile,I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in that process despite that it failed us at that time. Now, I want you to contact my secretary,his name is Mr.Felix Koko and his email address is:(felixkoko@gmail.com) ask him to send you the total sum of ( $600.000.00) which I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in that matter.

I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in touch with my secretary Mr.Felix Koko and instruct him where to send the Draft to you.

Please do let me know immediately you contact him to receive it, so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time. In the moment,I am very busy here because of the projects which I and the new partner are having at hand. Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my secretary on your behalf to receive that Draft, so feel free to get in touch with Mr.Felix Koko and he will send the Draft to you without any delay.

but you will bear the cost of the shippment to you, because i told him to make sure he sends it to you via DHL, to avoid been stolen in the process of shippment to you, because the draft is as good as fisical cash.

Yours Faithfully.
Mr Bryan Johnes

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