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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "international court of justice" (not involved with lotteries)
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- jmarckoikou@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Jean Marc Koikou" <jmarckoikou@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 09:12:47 -1000
Subject: From Captain Jean Marc Koikou
>From Captain Jean Marc Koikou //Ivory Coast Millitary
I'm Captain Jean Marc Koikou, a member of the group of soldiers that led a military offensive on the residence of the
former president Laurent Gbagbo in his bunker in the Ivory Coast civil uprising .
At the heat of this operation, we discovered in his bunker,
a boxe containing a sum of ($ 120 million) million USD
We took this money and lodged in a financial and trust company
My group will want you to play an important role by accepting us to transfer the boxes to you in your country since we
know that you can use your company and give us the coverage that will keep the money safe as you are some one we can
build confidence on and when the money is successfully transfered we can be able to ask for retirement on health grounds
and find our way to your country where we shall buy houses and live the rest of our lives.
My dear friend we urgently need your cooperation in this transfer as we have kept it long since the crises finished in
2011 and the former President Laurent Gbagbo is in the International court of justice in Hague awaiting trial
My group personally asked me to contact you since you have the commercial capability after reading though your profile
in your country business directory.
In order to make things simple as we Millitary men used to do My freind we are offerring you 25% of the amount involved
once you get the money in your ountry
we believe in secrecy
Awaiting your comments
Captain Jean Marc Koikou
jmarckoikou@gmail.com
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