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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: "MR. ELVIS MATHEW" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.kofibrakun2@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:10:38 -0500
Subject: CONTACT Mr.Kofi Brakun @ mr.kofibrakun@gmail.com +2348191694272

CONTACT Mr.Kofi Brakun @ mr.kofibrakun1@gmail.com +2348074901454

Attn: Beneficiary,

Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trust worthiness you showed at the course of the UK gratitude to you with the sum of $1,000,000 (One Million United State Dollars) I have authorized the finance house where I deposited the money to issue you international certified bank draft cashable at your bank. My dear winner, I will like you to contact the CEO in charge of the finance house for the collection of this international certify bank draft.

The name of the Person with your Cherubs is Mr.Kofi Brakun

COMPENSATION AND FINANCE HOUSE HEAD OFFICE CONTACT AGENT: Mr.Kofi Brakun
EMAIL: mr.kofibrakun@gmail.com
Phone: +2348191694272

At the moment, I am very busy in Sydney because of the investment projects which myself and my new partners Mr. Peter Hills of
CTLEXPORTING COMPANY are having at hand. Finally, remember that I have forwarded instruction to Mr.Kofi Brakun at the finance house on your behalf to send the bank draft to you as soon as you contact him without delay. Please I will like you to accept this token with good faith as this is from the bottom of my heart.

Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hope to hear from you soon.

My sincere advice to you as a Christian is that you should endeavor to pay your tithe to a bible believing church when you get the money
because I noticed it as a fiduciary agent that you were skeptical about your winnings when you were been ask by the Uk lotto Agency Inc
to file out aclaim for your prize. And now the current policy of the Lotto organizer is that if an emerged winner fails to claim up
his/her winning cherub of $1,000,000 it's now mandatory that this fund can be remitted or forfeited to the fiduciary agent in charge of
this winners file.

However, I want you to contact him immediately as soon as you receive this information because he is leaving for the US by the end of this month and this Might cost a deployment for you to receive this draft.
Thanks and God bless you and your family.

Hope to hear from you soon as soon as you've gutting my compensation and please do not get angry because that is what i have for now till i finish my project in China. For proper recognition for Mr. Kofi Brakun to know that you are the really person that came from me for
him to release the Coequal i assigned for you, send him your information’s below:

1, Full Name............................
2, Address of Residence:.................
3, country from:...................
4, Telephone Number:..................
5, Occupation......................
6, Age:..................

Yours Sincerely,
MR. ELVIS MATHEW.

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