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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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Fraud email example:

From: Williams Kouyate <wkfrci@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: swilliamsc22@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 04:14:45 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Attention Sir/Madam


From: Miss Williams Kouyate,
Picadilly Guest House,
Koumassi Residence,
Abidjan, Cote d' Ivoire.

My dear Partner,

I am Miss Williams Kouyate, a 29 year old lady fromLiberia in West-Africa. Without taking much of your time, I want to inform you that I attended the school of catering and hotel management in Monrovia, the capital city of Liberia. Having completed my higher
diploma course, I was employed as a cook/steward in the Presidential villa of theExecutive President of the Federal republic of Liberia. And this is where Icame in contact with Ex-President Charles Taylor who was, then, the President of Liberia.


During my tenure as the cook/steward in the presidential villa, I fell in love with Ex president Charles Taylor and we dated untill he was forced out of power due to pressures mounted on him from the international communities, particularly President George W. Bush of The United States of America. He ran to Nigeria where he was granted political asylum. Immediately after his exit from power, the rebels from the northern part of Liberia broke into another bloody war which resulted into the killing of my father and two junior sisters. My mother narrowly escaped death in the hands of the rebels after succeeding in amputating her right hand. She is currently taking refuge at the United nations refugee's camp in Guinea Conankry. I ran to Cote d' Ivoire, a neighbouring country when I got the information that the rebels were after my life because they got information that I am in love with Ex-President Charles Taylor.

Few months ago,Mr. charles Taylor sent message to me from Nigeria that he heard of all that happened to me as a result of my affair with him. And as a way of compensating me, he has deposited for me the sum of $ USD 28 000 000 (Twnteety eight million United States Dollars) in a security trust firm here in Abidjan Cote D'I voire. That this is all he can do to erase all the pains I must have suffered in the hands of the rebels as a result of my intimate affair with him. This is the reason why I am contacting you. My attorney has contacted the security trust firm in Cote D' Ivoire and it was confirmed that such amount of money was deposited on my behalf by Mr.Charles Taylor. And my attorney do advise that I should hurriedly retrieve this consignment from the security trust firm in Cote D' Ivoire to a safer account. Base on this advice, I am appealing to you to come to my aid. What I really need from you is to show your willingness to accept this consignment into your
possition where both of us can judiciously invest it in any profitable business in your country. I have chosen your country for my future investment based on it's political, religious and economic stability.


I would therefore consider it a great favour if you can respond back to me declaring your willingness to accept the fund. Thereafter, I would liase with my attorney to instruct the security trust firm to establish theconsignment to your name as my guardian beneficiary you are, that you have been appointed as the beneficiary of the consignment in question. I will stop so far until I hear from you in no distance time.Have a wonderful time with your entire family.

Regards,

Miss Williams Kouyate.


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