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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.Frank Koko." <info@wwc.ca>
Reply-To: mrfrankkoko19@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 03:55:42 +0800 (PHT)
Subject: Re:URGENT??


Dear Sir/Madam

I am Mr.Frank Koko. Director Foreign Allocation Department of the IMF. My
office monitors and controls the affairs of the bank and approving of
all foreign payments before the final release by the FUNDS TRANSFER
Department. I am the final signatory to any transfer or remittance of
huge funds moving within banks both on the local and international
levels in line with foreign claim settlement. I have before me list of
funds, which could not be transferred to some nominated accounts as these
accounts have been identified either "ghost accounts", "unclaimed
deposits and over-invoiced" sum. On this note, I wish to have a deal with
you as regards to this unpaid funds. I have a file before me and the
data are correct and un-tampered. As it is my duty to recommend the
transfer of these surplus funds to the England Treasury and Reserve
Accounts as unclaimed deposits.

I have the opportunity to write you based on the instructions I received
few days ago from the Foreign Debts reconciliation dept to submit the
List of payment reports/expenditures and audited reports of revenues. In
this light,I am soliciting for your confidentiality and consent to
apportion this unclaim sum in your name as the bonafide Beneficiary and
it will be transferred or ship to you after necessary and due
legalization and notarization of claim.

Every process of this transaction shall have the legal backup of the
Court of law here in England in your favor as the Sole beneficiary. My
conditions: 1. The sum of US$47.7000,000 Million Dollars only will be
transfer into your account after the processing of all relevant legal
documents with your name as the bonafide beneficiary,the transfer will
be made by telegraphic Transfer (T/T) confirmable in 5 business days. 2.
This deal must be kept secret forever, and all rrespondence will be
strictly by email/telephone, for security purposes. 3. There should be
no third parties as most problem associated with such fund release are
caused by agents or representative. If you AGREE with my conditions, l
advise you to send the following: • Your name and
address/fax/occupation/age. • Your daytime phone number (where I can
contact you if we need to) and any times you would prefer me to contact
you, along with the time zone that you are in.

Thanks for your understanding.

Mr.Frank Koko.



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