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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. Kwabena Duffor" <".Japanjbkoy"@themis.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: <koffithompsondr@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2017 14:25:26 -0700
Subject: RE=ECOWAS OFFICE

Dear Sir,

My name is Mr. Kwabena Duffor , I am the personal secretary to Hon. Dr. Kofi Annan and former united nation secretary general and have been instructed by him to send this message to you on his behalf.

"QUOTE"
The new chairman of ECOWAS, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of federal republic of Liberia and the Nigeria New elected President former army general Muhammadu Buhari before he was admitted in UK hospital came to close door meeting with the chair-lady of ECOWAS to help them organize some disciplined, capable foreigners who will register as
ECOWAS members to help them fight corruption in Africa and menacing insurgency in Nigeria called boko haram to send you this message.

This is to acknowledge the receipt of the requested data and you have been chosen by our board of trustees of the above Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS).The Foundation is now supported by the Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS), United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) was conceived with the objective of human growth, educational, and community development.

Please kindly note that you are not the only beneficiary in your country this year and your country is not the only country that is benefiting from this appointment, as beneficiaries have been chosen from countries from all continents. The idea of this programme is that
within ten years from now, there will be notable richness among many unusual people around the world who will help in fighting corruptions and refugee in-inadequacies in Africa.

This will give many people the opportunity to get their lives to a stage where they had always wanted. We are reminding you that after we have scrutinized all your transactions in Africa we find out that your funds were seized in some countries for some reasons beyond your reasonable understanding which will be very easy for you to claim once you become a full member of ECOWAS.

Benefits:

You will be entitled to travel all over Africa and Europe in every summit meetings with or without your family at-least once a month and the government will be responsible for travel fees, feeding and hotel accommodations. You will receive the sum of $100,000 in each sitting and a monthly salary of $300,000 for period of ten years before retirement and withdrawal of membership to enable others join for the mutual benefits.

Drop your contact mobile numbers as soon as you reply this email showing your willingness to be a member we shall update you on necessary requirement to be registered as a full member and i will update the ECOWAS Chairman and he will send a delegate to meet with you for assessment.

Kindly contact them on the following email and let them know i directed you. They will send you a form that you will fill and return to them for registration.

ECOWAS OFFICE
Alhaji Sadik Hassan
Secretary ECOWAS
Email: ecowas_gov@mail2world.com

Hon. Dr. Kofi Annan
Email: kazeemkofi01@gmail.com
"UNQUOTE"

yours,
Mr. Kwabena Duffor
On behalf of Hon. Dr.Kofi Annan

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