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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: susan kouame <susan.kouame11@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <susa.kouame@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 15:22:16 +0200
Subject: FROM MISS SUSAN KOUAME



MY DEAREST,

I AM WRITING YOU THIS LETER BASED ON YOUR INFORMATION I GATHERED ON YOUR PROFILE. I AM MISS SUSAN KOUAME, I AM AN IVIORIAN NATIONAL. I AM 23 YEARS OLD.

I AM THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF LATE DR JEAN JAQUE KOUAME THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE F.D.P.C.C. MY LATE FATHER WAS ATTACKED AND ASSASINATED WITH MY MOTHER BY THE REBEL GROUPS WHEN THEY HAVE GONE TO VISIT THEIR CAFE-CACAO PLANTATION.

I AM WRITING YOU TO ASSIST ME TO THE TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF ($11.500.000) ELEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY TO YOUR ACCOUNT WHICH MY LATE FATHER DEPOSITED IN A FIXE ACCOUNT FOR ONWARD TRANSFER TO THE NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT OF HIS FOREIGN PARTNER.

I HAVE MADE FRANTIC EFFORTS TO CONTACT THIS HIS FOREIGN ASSOCIATE AFTER THE DEATH OF MY LATE PARENTS BUT ALL TO NO AVAIL. I THERFORE SOLICIT YOU TO CONTACT THIS BANK AS THE FOREIGN ASSOCIATE TO MY LATE FATHER TO CLAIM THIS FUND WHICH WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT FOR URGENT INVESTMENT. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED THE BANK WHO TOLD ME THAT THE MONEY WAS DEPOSITED ONLY FOR ONWARD TRANSFER TO THE BANK ACOUNT OF THE FOREIGN ASSOCIATE TO MY LATE FATHER AND THAT I MYSELF HAS NO RIGHT OF CLAIMS OF THIS MONEY.

I HAVE THE DOCUMENTS WHICH THE BANK ISSUED TO MY LATE FATHER WHEN HE DEPOSITED THIS MONEY. I WILL SEND THEM TO YOU AS THE PROOF OF YOUR CLAIMS WHEN YOU WILL APPLY FOR THE TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT.

I HAVE INTEREST IN GOING INTO REAL ESTATE BUSINESS OR OTHER VITAL PROJECT WHICH YOU MIGHT ADVICE ME. I THEREFORE WAIT FOR YOUR RETURN MAIL TO ENABLE ME SEND TO YOU THE CONTACT OF THE BANK AND THE DOCUMENTS.

NOTE THAT I DONT WANT THE INCUBENT GOVERNMENT TO KNOW THAT MY LATE FATHER LEFT THIS FORTUNE WITH ME, THERFORE YOU MUST KEEP THIS TRANSACTION BETWEEN US AS SECRETS.

UPON THE RECIPT OF YOUR RETURN MAIL, I WILL SEND TO YOU THE DOCUMENTS AND THE CONTACT OF THE BANK TO ENABLE YOU WRITE THEM VIA EMAIL AND APPLY FOR THIS TRANSFER. I HAVE SET ASIDE 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS YOUR COMMISSION.

THANKS IN ATICIPATION OF YOUR URGENT RESPONCE.

SINCERELY YOURS
SUSAN KOUAME
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