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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: Lindiwe Koffi <lindiwekoffi@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 May 2016 10:35:52 -0700
Subject: From: Madam, Lindiwe Koffi

May the peace of lord be with you

My Dear Ms. Roxanne Greenidge,

I am the subject named person from South Africa. I am married to Mr. Koffi
who worked with South Africa embassy for nine years before he died, but is
a Ghanaian. We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after
a brief illness that lasted for only four days here in Ghana because we
came down to Ghana. Before his death we were both Christian.

Since his death I decided not to remarry or get a child outside my
matrimonial home which the Bible is against. When my late husband was alive
he deposited the sum of $8.8 Million (Eight Million Eight Hundred Thousand
U.S. Dollars) Deposited in an account in one of the prime bank here in his
country Accra the capital of Ghana , Recently, my Doctor told me that I
would not last long due to the cancer problem.

But the one that disturbs me most is my H.B.P high blood pressure sickness.

I haven't known my condition I decided to donate this fund to an
organization or individual that will utilize this money the way I am going
to instruct here in. I want a church or any good presentable individual
person that will use this funds for orphanages, widows, and charity home as
it is maintained.

I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this
money and my husband relatives are not Christians and I don't want my
husband s efforts to be used by unbelievers. I don't want a situation where
this money will be used in an ungodly way.

This is why I am taking this decision. I am not afraid of death hence I
know where I am going. I don't need any telephone communication in this
regard because of my health hence the presence of my husband s relatives
around me always. I don't want them to know about this development.

With God all things are possible.As soon as I receive your reply I shall
give you the contact of the Bank so that you can reach them. I will also
issue you an authority letter that will prove you the present beneficiary
of this fund. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian.

Please always be prayerful all through your life. Please assure me that you
will act accordingly as I Stated here in.

Hoping to receive your reply.

Remain blessed in the Lord.

Yours in Christ,

Ms. Lindiwe Koffi

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