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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: "kouassi michel" <kouassimich0010@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mich_kouassi44@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:45:23 +0100
Subject: Do For Love,

Do For Love,
Good Day & may the blessings of the most high God be with you.
I am a Girl of 20 years old,By name miss Michelle Kouassi a citizen of cote
d’ ivoire.I am a 300 level law student in one university in Ghana to become
a lawyer after graduating.i have a very sorrowful problem now and that's why
i contacted you for urgent asisstance.
i lost my mother when i was 4yrs during her childs birth, my father's name
is Mr Williams Kouassi.My Father was a serving director of the Agro-
exporting board until his untimely death.
He was asassinated last January by his personal secretary during one of
their Board meetings in France. Before his death he had a foreign account
here in Côte d'Ivoire where he made a deposit of {US$15.5 Million
Dollars}with a commercial Bank here in Abidjan, for the purchase of cocoa
processing machine and development of another factory before his untimely
death.
And he told me that he used my name as next of kin to that money,Being that
in this part of the world experience political crises time without number,
there is no guarantee of lives and property.I want you to do me a favour by
receiving this funds to a safer account in you country as the beneficiary.

Now i seek your urgent help to claim this money from the Bank as my late
father's foreign Business partner on my behalf,and also to help me in coming
over to your country to futher my education there,while you will help me to
invest the money in your country since i do not know anything concerning
business.And we are to discuss on the percentage which you are to take if
you're intrested in helping me So send to me your details such as;

1;Your Full Name & Contact Address
2;Your Phone & Fax Numbers
3;Your Occupation

Once i confirm this i will be submitting it officially to the Bank as my
late
father's foreign business partner for so that they bank will transfer this
money to your account,please indicate your interest in replying soonest
Thanks as you reply urgently.
Best regards
miss Kouassi Michelle

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