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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: Rose Guei <r_rguei208@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: rosegguei20@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:06:11 +0800 (CST)
Subject: From Miss Rose Guei


>From Miss Rose Guei
Ivory Coast West Africa


Dearest One.

I am Miss Rose Guei from Ivory Coast and I am contacting you because I need your help in the management of a sum of money that my dead father left for me before he died.This money is USD 18.5 million American Dollars and the money is in a security company here in Abidjan the capital city.

My father was Military/Ex President and he was killed by rebels on 19th sept 2002 when they attack our house and killed my father/mother and every member of our family and now I want you to stand as my guidian and appointed beneficiary and receive the money in your country since I am only 23years and without mother/father.

Please I will like you to reply to this email so that I will tell you all the information so that this money will be transferred to you so that you will get me papers to travel to your country to continue my education there.

I am waiting for your urgent reply and i will call you as soon as i hear from you. i will be sending to you a copy of my picture and the document so that you will know the person you are helping in my next mail. please try as possible you can to respond to me.


Thanks.
Miss Rose Guei


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