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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: "ago kouame" <agokouame@fastmail.fm>
Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2006 04:43:56 -0700
Subject: FROM MR AGO KOUAME

I know that this message will come to you as surprise because we do not
know, but for the introduction I am Kouamé AGO and I am a retired
banker. My pension was anticipated because I worked in a bank(BECEAO) on
BOUAKE.were war ocured AND IS NOW UNDER REBELS CONTROLE.
I occupied of the service which took care to evacuate and to remove
former money and dabbed stamped thus secure. These notes wearing then
the plug of
these INERNATIONALS INSTITUTIONS to avoid that these notes are spent by
whatever persons.

The war began very late at about 3 am in the morning and I was in the
office looking to organize with my colleagues the evacuation of the
international possessions and burned them. On my arrival my place of
residence, I discovered that rebels has burned my wife, my mother and
my only daugther they,in fact they was looked me to give them
information about the bank and the money so that to collect the money.
To be able to escape them i got dressed as a woman up to YAMOUSSOUKRO a
city under local governement controle there,i got hidded Two years in a
refugee camp. I made a demand of restorations of my possessions with the
government but in vain .at opposite i was imprisoned because the rebels
destroyed the bank and taked the money i
was accused.
However before my escape i succeded to carry 15 millions dollards usd
15.000 000)$ USD.
Having no more anybody of my esteemed i decided to untangle me only and
to look for a foreign partner to help me to remove the plugs of
BECEAO on notes I says sincerely it is 10 million USD
$(15.000.000.USD.As i used to espain to you i was responsable for the
secure money in the bank internationals institution used to secure
their money so that to avoid anybody to steal it but the money is
stamped and without removing the stamp on it you can not used it in bank
their is a special service to remove the stamp after all legal
trnsactiion authorized by the institution that deposited the money in
this way their are sure that the during the transfer any agent of
transfer can robbe the money.therefore before using this money we must
pay the product anbd ask the help of techniciens in this field,but the
product is also very spensive.
for more details you can call me on my personal phone: 00225 08 45 58 27
or reply me at this email:agokouame@hotmail.fr

I know persons, former colleagues who I entrusted but the products to
remove plugs is very expensive and rare then I need your help assistant
above all i need you to come to my country so that all the operation
willbe under your supervision I really seek your assistant and I
promises you 15 % commission and 5 % for all the expenses which you
will have made or total one of 20 %. I would like you to be my
co-worker and also to preserve the discretion so that we can finish
safely this business which will be beneficial to us.

i plan to leave this country for ever and go to your country so that to
start a new life and invest.
YOUR SINCERLY

MR AGO KOUAME
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ago kouame
agokouame@fastmail.fm

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