419 scam: "Augustin" <info@aduoesq.org> Good Day

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- augustinesq@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Augustin" <info@aduoesq.org>
Reply-To: augustinesq@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 10:06:25 -0700
Subject: Good Day

Good Day,

Dont let this be a surprise to you at all, I make proper inquiries of you before i decide to contact you and i believe at the end of the tunnel we shall both see a bright light.
I am the attorney of LAURENT GBAGBO the ex-President of Ivory Coast who is now Arrested and under Investigation due to the Political crisis in Ivory coast,before he was Arrested on the 11th April 2011, he already gave me a mandate to search for someone who can be trustworthy and willing to stand as the rightful beneficiary of his funds amounting to $27.4 million which is now with a financial House in Indonesia.
However,i seek your response so as to give you Details on how to go about this transaction, and 25% will be given to you as soon as the operation is completed.

After you have receive the fund, i shall give you a private account where you pay in the 75%.This will be strictly on Trust basis.
However,if this transaction is granted by you, do furnish me with your Full Name, Mobile Line, Nationality, Age, Occupation.

I wait for your urgent response at (augustinesq@hotmail.com)

Thanks and God bless.
Augustin Douoquih (Esq)

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