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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: Ms Stella Koussi <jacintaugo_3@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <stella_koussi@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 12:10:10 +0000
Subject: From Ms. Stella Koussi





>From Ms. Stella Koussi
14 Bp Abidjan 1045
Abidjan 14 Bp Cote D'Ivoire.
Request to assist me transfer an inheritted money and assist me come over to your country to continue my education:
I know how surprise this letter will be to you, But I would advice that you consider it as a request from an aphan for assistance. I am Ms Stella Koussi the only child of Late Mr. & Mrs. John Koussi.Your contact information came to me from your country's trade journal during my search for a reliable and God fearing person that can assist me. My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant here in Abidjan, the economic capital of Cote D'Ivoire. He was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip. My mother died when i was a baby. Before the death of my father on Sept. 2005 in a private hospital here in Abidjan, he secretly called me by his bed side and told me that he has the sum of Four million two hundred thousand United States Dollars USD ($4.200,000) deposited in one of the big bank here in Abidjan.

He used my name (Stella) as the next of Kin to deposit the money. He then strongly advised me to seek for assistance in the investment of the money from a foreign partner from any country of my choice that will assist me in the wise investment of the money.I have since left the money in the bank with the view of making use of it for investment purposes after my educational carrier. But as you may be already aware by now, my country (Cote D'Ivoire) is presently at war caused by political crises. Rebels have already taken over the whole Northern part of the country and making efforts towards the capture of the commercial center of the country,Abidjan, where i am now. For this urgly development in this country,I have now decided to take quick actions and have this money transferred out of this country before it is too late.
I am honorably seeking your assistance in the following ways:(1) To assist me to transfer the money into your bank account.(2) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and then settle there parmanently.I will offer you 20% of the total money after transfer. If you accept to stand as my guardian or foster parent, we need not to discuss on any percentage with you as you have to see the whole money as yours and then assist me invest it.
Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein and Keep this contact confidential till when this money get to your Custody,this is to ensure that nothing jeopardizes my last wish on Earth.

Thanks and God bless you Best regards
Ms Koussi Stella
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