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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: NELSON KOFI <drnelsonkofi@gmail.com>
Reply-To: nelsonkofi2012@Safe-mail.net
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 03:34:51 -0800
Subject: LETS WORK TOGETHER

Greetings Dear,



This message might meet you in (utmost surprise),however, it's just my
urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this
transaction I am a banker by profession and currently holding the post
of Director Auditing and Accounting unit of International Commercial
Bank Plc.


I have the opportunity of transfering the left over funds
($8.million)our bank deceased customer late Richard Burson, who died
on Tuesday 2nd, November 1999 on (Egypt Air Flight 990)along with his
family on a plane crash below.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm


Hence i am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be
shared between us in the ratio of 50/50 as a brotherhood.If you agree
to my business proposal.further details of the transfer will be
forwarded to you as soon as i receive your return mail with your full
informations bellow:


1.Name in full:
2.Address:
3.Nationality
4.Age:
5.Sex:
6.Occupation:
7.Marital Status:
8.Phone/Cell:
9.Fax:
10.International passport/ID


Respectfully,
Nelson Kofi

+233546381126

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