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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: sabina kwassi <sabina_kwassi9@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2006 16:50:10 +0100 (BST)
Subject: ONE LOVE AND FAMILY.


FROM: Mrs Sabina Kwassi
ADDRESS:45 rue cocody
ABIDJAN COTE D' IVOIRE
Email:( sabina_kwassi7@yahoo.co.in )

Dearest One,
We the late Dr Fred Kwassi family have decided to let you into our family secret, believing that you will not betray us. My name is Mrs Sabina Kwassi, the wife of the late Dr Fred Kwassi former Minister of Finance of GUINEE BISSAU, who was murdered by the current President, KUMBA YALLA because of his political and professional attitude.

Before my husband's dead he directed me and my two children David and Henriette were to collect some documents concerning the deposit of US$17.6 Million United State Dollars in the name of my son David Kwassi which he deposited with a security company Here in Abidjan, Ivory Coast West Africa. And he instructed us to leave GUINEE BISSAU immediately.

I and my two children manage to escape to Abidjan Rep. of Cote D'Ivore with the documents of the deposit of US$17.6 Million USD which my husband deposited.Meanwhile, the deposit has been confirmed by me as being real and I want to leave Cote D'Ivore entirely with this money for investment in your country because of the stable political situation and mostly for the future of my two children for them to continue their education.

I do not want to go back to my country for security reasons. This resolution is for your consumption only because of the level of confidence we have in you and nobody else should know about this and our current position because of President KUMBA YALLA and his agents does not know my way about and if he knows, he will liquidate us because I am the only treat to his ambition of being a life President.

Now that we have confinded in you, I am asking for your help to bring this money to your country for investment due to my inability to do this solely on my own.

I will be willingly to offer you an agreed percentage for your assistance towards transfering the money to your country and you are going to manage the rest of
the money in any investment in your country.

Do not hesistate to phone me on 00225-08116772 immediately you receive this message to enable us proceed in earnest towards concluding this transfer.
Please ensure that no one know about this money as it is only my family and yourself know about this money.

May God bless you as you assist me.
Yours sincerely,

Mrs Sabina Kwassi.


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