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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. John Koffi" <mrschristianapunggali@gmail.com>
Reply-To: johnkoffi331@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2015 13:29:52 +0500 (PKT)
Subject: Good Day


Dear Good Friend,

My name is Mr. John Koffi, I am from Ghana in West Africa, I am a Member
of the Ecowas Development Committee, I am trusting you and I believe and
hope my trust will not be broken.

I am soliciting your assistance for you to assist me in retrieving the sum
of US$10,000,000(Ten Million U.S Dollars) which I made through a deal in
my commission since 2012, this amount of money was deposited with
Barclay's Bank Ghana LTD. I will give you 40% of the total sum as soon as
we conclude this business successfully, you are required to provide the
following details if are you are interested:-

1. Full name:
2. Address:
3. Direct phone number:
4. Date of birth:
5. Occupation:

I am looking forward to hear from you.

Regards,

Dr. John Koffi.

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