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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: "Pauleta Akofa" <xpressmail111@konin.lm.pl>
Reply-To: pakofa@live.com
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 16:07:48 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Re: Can you be trusted?

Sir,
Re: Can you be trusted?

I have a proposal for you - this however is not mandatory nor will I in
any demeanor compel you to honor this proposal against your wish. I am 52
years of age, and work with a bank (one of the African leading banks in
the West Coast). Here in this bank existed a dormant account for the past
9 years which belong to an American citizen who is now late Mr. /Mrs.
Raymond Beck who died on Egypt Air Flight 990

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm

When I discovered that there had been no deposits or withdrawals from this
account for this long period, I decided to carry out a system
investigation and discovered that, none of the family member / relation of
the late person is aware of this account. Now I want an account
overseas/someone that can stand as the next of kin to claim the money.
Subsequently, I have planned to destroy all related documents for this
account. It is a careful network and for the past eleven {11} months, I
have worked out everything to ensure a hitch-
free operation. The amount plus all the accumulated Interest stands at
(US$ 14.5
million). Now my questions are-

1. Can you handle this project?
2. Can you be trusted?
3. What will be your commission?

If you can sponsor this transaction, consider this proposal and get back
to me as soon as possible. Finally, it is my humble request that the
information as contained herein is accorded the necessary attention,
urgency as well as the confidentiality it requires. I Expect your urgent
response if you can handle this project. NOTE: Contact me at
pauleta.akofa@yahoo.com

Respectfully yours,
Pauleta Akofa
pauleta.akofa@yahoo.com






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