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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- engineerkwamekofi00@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: kwame kofi <engineerkwamekofi@gmail.com>
Reply-To: engineerkwamekofi00@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2017 13:31:36 -0800
Subject: Good Day,

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SIR,

I AM MR kwame kofi, I AM 26 YEARS OLD, MY LATE FATHER OWNS A MINING FIELD
AS THE HIGH CHIEF IN MY VILLAGE AT TARKWA VILLAGE IN WESTERN REGION OF
GHANA.

HOWEVER, HE DIED JANUARY 20TH,2016 FROM A CAR CRASH,AND WHILE ALIVE HE
DEPOSITED 250 KILO GRAMS OF GOLD IN A SECURITY COMPANY, AND THIS GOLD HE
WILL IT TO ME AS NEXT OF KIN AS THE ONLY MALE CHILD ACCORDING TO OUR
CULTURE AND CUSTOMS AS A HIGH CHIEF

I AM SOLICITING FOR YOUR HELP, FOR YOU TO HELP ME CLAIM THIS GOLD, TO
MARKET IT AND WE JOINTLY INVEST THE FUND,AS WE SHALL USE PART OF THE FUND
TO BUY MODERN EQUIPMENT TO EXTRACT THE GOLD FROM DOWN DEEP THE EARTH,AS NOW
WE ARE OPERATING WITH OBSOLETE EQUIPMENT WHICH MADE IT VERY HARD TO GET
LARGE QUANTITY.

I WILL BE VERY HAPPY IF YOU CAN RENDER ME THIS HELP,AND I ALSO USE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO INVITE YOU TO COME HERE IN GHANA TO SEE OUR MINING FIELD.

I WANT YOU TO COME HERE TO LIFT THIS GOLD WHICH IS IN THE SECURITY COMPANY
TO YOUR COUNTRY

THANKS AND WAITING TO HERE FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Reply me back on my private email address (engineerkwamekofi00@gmail.com)

YOURS FAITHFULLY

kwame kofi,

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