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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: "Ampim Koffi" <ampim_k1961@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: ampim_k1963@yahoo.com.cn
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 21:32:56 +0300
Subject: I will appreciate your timely response

Dear Friend,

I got your contact during my search for a reliable, trust worthy and honest
person to introduce this transfer project with. My name is Mr. Ampim Koffi.

I am the manager of the Societe Generale - Social Security Bank Limited - SG-
SSB Accra. I am a Ghanaian married with four children. I am writing to
solicit your assistance in the noble transfer of US$19.300.000.00. This fund
is the excess of what my branch in which I am the manager made as profit
during this year in my Head Office here in Accra and they will never know of
this Excess.

I have since then, placed this amount of US$19.300.000.00 (Nineteen million
three hundred thousand united states dollars) on a SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without a
beneficiary. I am currently seeking a means of expanding and relocating
business interest in the following sectors: Banking, Real estate, Stock
speculation and mining, Transportation and Tobacco, Agriculture, Oil and gas
and Gold dust.

If you think you have a solid background and idea of making good profit in
any of the mentioned business sectors in your country;please write me for
possible business co-operation.

As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money thus
I am impelled to request for your assistance to receive this money into your
bank account. I intend to part 30% of this fund to you while 70% shall be for
me.

I do need to stress that there are practically no risk involved in this. It
is going to be a bank-to-bank transfer to your nominated bank account
anywhere you feel safer. All I need from you is to stand as the original
depositor of this fund. If you accept this offer, I will appreciate your
timely response. Contact me with my private e-mail address at
(ampim_k1963@yahoo.com.cn)

With regards,

Mr Ampim Koffi

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