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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: "ahyla kuassi" <ahylakuassi@latinmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 17:53:01 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: HELLO


MY NAME IS AHYLA KUASSI, I AM FROM ABIDJAN, COTE D IVORIE. WEST AFRICA.=


I AM IN NEED OF A PERSON OR COUPLE WHO WILL ACCOMMODATE OR ADOPT ME AS=
PART OF HIS OR HER FAMILY. I AM THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF MY LATE PARENTS C=
HIEF AND MRS WILLIAM KUASSI. I AM 17 YEARS OLD. MY FATHER WAS A POTENTI=
AL GOLD DEALER DURING HIS LIFE TIME BEFORE HE MET HIS SUDDEN DEATH. HE =
WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIERED KILLERS ON 29TH NOVEMBER, 2003. MY MOTH=
ER DIED OF BREAST CANCER IN 1992 WHEN I WAS STILL AT A TENDER AGE.

BUT BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY LATE FATHER IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE HE TO=
LD ME HE DEPOSITED WITH THE RUSSIAN SECURITY COMPANY A CONSIGNMENT BOX =
WORTH OF $8,000 000 ( EIGHT MILLION USD ) AND THAT HE USED MY NAME AS =
HIS NEXT OF KIN. THAT HE IS DYING BECAUSE OF HIS WEALTH AS HIS ENEMIES =
DON'T WANT HIM TO LIVE SO THAT THEY WILL HAVE FREE BUSINESS MONOPOLY.

AFTER THE DEATH OF MY FATHER, I WAS CONSULTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL RUSS=
IAN SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN COTE D'IVOIRE TELLING ME THAT MY FATHER HA=
D A CONSIGNMENT BOX OF FAMILY TREASURE DEPOSITED WITH THEM WITH MY NAME=
AS HIS NEXT OF KIN.=20

THE COMPANY BELONGS TO THE RUSSIANS. I WANT A SINCERE AND RELIABLE PERS=
ON OR COUPLE WHO WILL ADOPT ME AS PART OF HIS OR HER FAMILY AND HELP ME=
RETRIEVE THIS CONSIGNMENT BOX FROM THE RUSSIAN COMPANY. I HAVE EVERY E=
VIDENCE CONCERNING THE CONSIGNMENT BOX WITH ME.

SINCE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER I HAD BEEN TAKING REFUGE UNDER A PASTOR AN=
D HIS WIFE. ( PASTOR SILAS MOKOLO AND HIS WIFE ) I WANT SOMEONE THAT WI=
LL ACCOMMODATE OR ADOPT ME TO HELP ME LEAVE THIS PLACE.=20

I WANT TO LEAVE THIS PLACE BECAUSE OF THE CIVIL WAR GOING ON HERE. I DO=
N'T WANT TO LOSE MY LIFE OR MY INHERITANCE EITHER TO THE REBELS OR MY L=
ATE FATHER'S ENEMIES. AGAIN THE PASTOR THAT HAS BEEN HARBOURING ME IN H=
IS FAMILY IS DUE TO BE TRANSFERED TO DARFUR IN SUDAN FOR HIS MISSIONARY=
ASSIGNMENT. HOW UNFORTUNATE IT IS FOR ME NOT TO GO WITH HIM AS THE SIT=
UATION IN DARFUR IS VERY DEADLY BECAUSE OF HEAVY WAR THERE.

THESE ARE THE AREAS I NEED YOUR HELP;

1) AFTER GETTING THE CONSIGNMENT BOX RETRIEVED FROM THE RUSSIAN COMPANY=
AND DELIVERED TO YOU OVER THERE IN YOUR COUNTRY, YOU WILL TAKE MONEY F=
ROM THE BOX AND THEN SEND ME TO COME OVER.

2) YOU WILL HELP ME GET RESIDENCE PERMMIT WHILE I CONTINUE WITH MY EDUC=
ATION OVER THERE.

3) WHEN I COME OVER WE ARE TO MAKE PROPER INVESTMENT WITH THE MONEY . A=
ND FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND IMPUTS YOU ARE TO INDICATE THE PERCENTAGE OF TH=
E TOTAL MONEY THAT WILL BE OKEY FOR YOU.=20

NOTE THAT WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO ME IS NOT ACTUALLY THE MONEY AFTER=
ALL, I AM ONLY A GIRL OF 17YEARS. BUT I WANT MY LIFE AND MY INHERITAN=
CE SAFE AND USEFUL. I WANT TO FEEL AT HOME SOMEWHER, FEEL BELONGED TO A=
FAMILY AND BEEING CARED FOR. I NEED A KIND OF REPLACEMENT FOR MY LOST =
PARENTS. LET ME TASTE THE JOY OF A FAMILY FOR ONCE. I REALLY NEED TO BE=
HELPED FORGET THE AGONY OF MY PAST AS IT REGARDS TRAGEDIES THAT BEFELL=
ON MY FAMILY.=20

HAVE A NICE DAY AND REMAIN BLESSED AS YOU EXTEND YOUR HELPING HANDS TO =
A NEEDY FELLOW.

AHYLA KUASSI.


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