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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: "R.Ankoma koffi" <info_freenet1@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: "R.Ankoma koffi" <leemarttin@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2015 02:23:24 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Re:To YOUR Attention


HOW ARE YOU TODAY?,

Sorry if i have intruded into your
privacy,it is a matter of life and death which forced me to send you
this urgent massage. I am from the family of Ankoma koffi, my father is
the head of cocoa industry whom Laurent Gbagbo used to finance his
activities to preserved his grip on power but unfortunately things turn
upside down when our house was attacked and burn in city of Duekoue
There, i lost my mother and two brothers, After one week i found my
father and my little brother in the hospital but before my father`s
death, he inform me about his sum of US$15,100.000 (Fifteen Million one
hundred thousand united state dollars he secured as a deposit and i was
warned to look for a foreign partner and leave the country wity my
brotherfor our future live. I am sincerely desire of your assistance if
you can be trustworthy to secure the legacy process on my behalf.

Yours Sincerely Miss Rebecca.

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