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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: Olga Kouassi <annavanessakouassi@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Olga Kouassi <kouassiolgaci@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 21:03:17 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Olga Kouassi


Dear Sir,

Good Day.

I hope I am not embarrassing you by contacting you through this way, it is only way I feel is safe, better and understandable to reach you.

I got your e-mail address contact through your country business directory Online while browsing and after my prayers over it, I decided to contact you to ask for your assistance in business investment in your country.

My below story is truth and nothing but the truth, its has nothing to do with fraud or any kind of criminal activities. Its 100% clean and risk free and you have every right to confirm it before we move forward.

I am Miss Olga Lopez Kouassi am from Sierra Leone , I am the only daughter of my late parent Mr and Mrs Kouassi. My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant he also deal on gold and crude oil, he's very hard working man but he was poisoned to death by his close business partner because of the big contract he won.

My mother died very longtime ago when I was eight years old, she died during her pregnancy with unborn babies in her womb (Twins). And after her death my father do not re-marry again because of too much love he have for her. 

Before the death of my father in a private hospital he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of Ten million eight hundred thousand United State Dollars. US($10.800,000), left in fixed / suspense account in one of the international bank here, he used my name as his only daughter for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund.

Before death of my late father he Instructed me to seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose such as real estate management or hotel management .

I have gone to the bank here with the deposit document, the bank had with my father and they confirmed it clean and OK. And they are ready to transfer the money through bank to bank wire transfer as soon as I find someone that can receive the money on my behalf.

Please I am honorably seeking for your assistance in the following ways:

(1) To provide a bank account in which this money would be transferred to .

(2) To serve as my guardian and of this fund since I am not capable to handle it.

(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to start a new life and further my education.

Note: I am willing to offer you 25% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/ input after the successful transfer of this fund to your nominated bank account. 

Anticipating to hear from you soon.

Thanks and God bless.

Best regards,

Miss Olga Lopez Kouassi

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