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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: "Juliette Kouauo" <kouauo20juliette@centrum.sk>
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:49:11 +0200
Subject: From Miss Juliette Kouauo

From Miss Juliette Kouauo
Abidjan Cote D' Ivoire West Africa
Telephone : +22502966109



WITH THE BEST COMPLIMENTS OF THE YEAR,

I wish to solicit your help in migrating to your country, my names is Juliette Kouauo 19 years old the only daughter of Late Dr Kouaou Daniel the former Director Cocoa Corporation.

Before my father died, he told me that he deposited 25.5 million US dollars in my name , so I am contacting you to seek your good ssistance to assist me release box from the Security Company and invest the money belonging to my late father which is deposited in Abidjan. This money is revenues from solid Cocoa sale which under my father possession day before political crisis here.

Following the brake out of political crisis, almost all government offices, coperations and parastatals were attacked and vandalized. The Cocoa Corporation in Bouake was loothed and burnt down to ashes, and Cocoa worth millions of dollars was stolen by the rebel military forces who attacked my father office.

Many top government officials and senior army officers were assasinated and my father was a key target because of his very sensitive possition and appointment in Cocoa Corporation. Regreatably, my father was captured and murdered along with half brother in cool blood during a afternoon rebel shoot-out when his official residence in Bouake was armbushed by rebel leader.

That I should pray and find a trustworthy foreign business partner who would help me to invest this money in profitable business venture overseas.

I have gone to their Office to make inquires about this deposit and I spoke with the Director concerning the deposit that I will come for the deposit once I have a foreign partner.

If you are willing to assist me, please let me know immediately so that I will send you all the documents concerning the deposit. Please note that I will offer you 20% of the total money as compensation for your noble assistance in accodiance with my father advise.

I am interested in any profitable commercial venture which you consider very good in your country and you would also get a school for me.

I hoping to hear your urgent response so that I can not look for another foreign partner.

Thank you and may God bless you and your dear family.

Yours sincerely

Miss Juliette Kouauo

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