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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: "Kevin Traore" <kevintrore001@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: kevintraore001@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 19:55:28 +0000
Subject: PLEASE I REQUIRE YOUR ASSISTANCE CONFIDENTIAL.

From: Kevin Traore
Av.12 RD 16, Apt.39B, Triechville,
Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire.
Dear,
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I am
Kevin Traore. The only son of late Chief and Mrs. John Traore JP. My father was a very
wealthy GOLD and COCOA merchant who based in Accra, Ghana and Abidjan the economic
capital of Cote D'Ivoire respectively.
His business associate on one of their business outings poisoned him to death. When my
mother died on the 21ST October 1994, my father took my brother and me so special because
i am motherless.
Before the death of my father on the 29th November 2005 in a private hospital here
in Abidjan,He sincerely called me on his bedside and told me that he had a sum of
US$6,500,000 (SIX MILLION FIVE HOUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS)
kept in a security company here. He also said that the security company does not know
the content of the Trunk Box.
He also put my name in Depositing the trunk box as the beneficiary and next of kin.
He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his
brothers associated with his business partners, That I should seek for a foreign partner
in a country of my choice who will assist me clear this money from the security company
and use it for investment purposes then i further my education, I want you to assist me
in clearing this trunk box from the security company as a beneficiary of the fund, and
also use it for an investment purpose, such as real estate management. My interested
areas of investment are; REAL ESTATE, HOTELS, PETROLUM INDUSTIES & TRANSPORTATION or
in any good investment you may advise me on.
I am honorably seeking for your assistance in the following ways.
(1) To assist me clear this fund from the security company and you lodge the money
into your account successfully.
(2) To provide a bank account into which this money would be lodge into as soon as
you cleared the money from the security company.
(3) To stand as present guardian of this fund since I am a student with no
business experience.
(4) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my
Education.
Moreover, I am willing to offer you 10% of the total sum as compensation for your
effort /input after you cleared this money and lodge it to your nominated account.
Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me, as I believe that
this transaction would be concluded within 14 days, from the day you signify interest
to assist me.
Waiting to hear from you soonest. Have a nice day and remain blessed.
Thanks and God bless,
Yours Kevin.



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