The e-mail here is just one type of the thousands of scam e-mail variants sent out each day by 419 scammers. If you've received an e-mail even remotely similar to the one on this page or if you have arrived at this page via an internet search resulting from an e-mail that you received, I can 100% guarantee that YOU HAVE RECEIVED A SCAM E-MAIL!

This is an internet scam! Do NOT send these scammers money for any reason. [ BEGIN SCAM E-MAIL ]   From:     Bamba Koffi <mrbambakoffi14@gmail.com> Reply-To:     bkofif2@hotmail.com Subject:     Waiting For Your Fast Responds Date:     Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:05:27 +0000 (16:05 EDT) Bamba Koffi Branch Manager Sky Finance Bank first-light Branch Togo. Esteemed compliments, I anticipate that you read this mail quickly and let me know your opinion or willingness on this classified information that I will release to you I am Mr.Bamba Koffi, the branch manager of the Sky Finance Bank Lome Togo. I got your information during my search through the Internet. I am 48 years of age and married with 2 lovely kids. This opportunity will change our financial status that will give our family a secured future, but I don't know how you will feel about this, but I am telling you that you are not going to regret after doing this transaction with me. I only hope we can assist each other. But If you don't want this business offer kindly forget it as I will not contact you again. In my department, I discovered a dominant account with the sum of US$5,750,000.00 (Five Million,Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand US Dollars). In an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers who is now late, along with his entire family on 26th December 2004 in Tsunami disater in Thailand while on a vacation and leaving no one behind for the claim of his estate (Fund) with our bank. My major reason for contacting you is because I wish to use your information to transfer this fund to a foreign bank account in your country. And all arrangement for the transfer has been legitimately made under a smooth arrangement. My intention of writing you through email is because I believed it is very confidential and personal. Hoping that you will understand and assist effectively for the success of this transaction. I advise that you get back to me as soon as possible for more explanations and possible means of transferring this fund to you, for us to SHARE, while you will have 40% of the total fund. Do send me the below information on your responds. Full Name Country Phone Number Age Occupation Upon receipt of your positive response and the informations, I will connect you to our head office branch for the transfer. Do send me  the above information and give me a call  +2280727170 Trusting to hear from you shortly. Bamba Koffi Branch Manager Sky Finance Bank Lome Togo West Africa   [ END SCAM E-MAIL ]

It's important to note that any real people or legitimate organizations mentioned in these scam e-mails have absolutely no connection with this scam! The scammers never use their real names. They frequently take on the identity of real people to help them convince you that they are genuine. Whatever these scammers tell you, DON'T believe a word of it!!!

This is just a small sampling of the many hundreds of advance fee fraud e-mails received each day here at 419 BAITER headquarters.

There are many different types of 419 scam (examples) but they all promise you something (fortune, job with salary/commision, low-interest loan, lottery prize, cheap gold dust/diamonds, work visa, etc.) in return for a small 'fee' or some kind of remittance. Of course, there is no fortune, no job, no loan, no prize to be had. It's just a ploy to get you to willingly send them money.

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