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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: Charles Kodjoe <charlesskodjoe@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 12:08:23 +0000
Subject: Hello dear


Hello dear ,

I used this means of communications because of time Shortage, so please kindly bear with me. However, permit me to inform you of my desire of seeking for your aid and assistance towards securing my inheritance money.
I am Charles Kodjoe only child of late Cheif Paul Kodjoe. My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant based in Ghana’s Western Region close to the Ivory Coast border, Before he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outing for a business trip.

When my mother died on the 17th Novembar 2001, my father took me so special because I am motherless. Before the death of my father on 24th January 2010 in a private hospital here in Western Region Federal Republic of Ghana. He secretly called me on his bedside and inform me about the money he deposited and use my name for the nex of kin in one of the local bank here in Greater Accra. The sum of( US$2.5m)Two million five hundred thousand united states dollars.
I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways.


1) To help in retrieving this inheritance out for immediate transfer of the fund to your destination account in your country because i am not still up to the stipulated age to have direct access.
2) To serve as the guardian of this money during and after its succesfull transfer.
3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to continue my education after the money has been transferred to your country.

Moreover, I am willing to offer you 7% of the total sum as compensation for your effort towards assisting me. I will appreciate your early responds. Anticipating to hear from you soonest. number 00233 231808325 is open for your call any time any moment.

May God bless you and your family..

Charles Kodjoe

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