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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: Irine <guokwuo1@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: irinesq@yahoo.com.au
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 15:05:35 +0800 (CST)
Subject: From Irine Kwuassi,


From Irine Kwuassi,

Hello friend,
I got your information on the net when I was making a search on who could help my condition.I am Irine 17 yrs.from CIV (Ivory Coast)I am an adopted child,I lived with my adopted parents in the city Abidjan the capital economic of my country.

My both parents are Mr & Mrs. Colbert Kwuassi, my father is into importation and my mother is a business woman too, they so much loved me and provides to me all that I ever needed as their only child and daughter.

They were both poissoned by thier familly members because they were finacially capable and since their death, the familly members want to take all that belongs to them and send me out of the family since I am not their legal grand child.

Before their death, i was told by my father that I will be inheriting a sum of money ($5.5 m) which he saved in a finacial institution and use it for my future either abroad or anywhere I wish and that is the reason why i needed your sincierity and trust to assist me and get this fund secured in your country so that I could come over there and start a new life entirely.

I am presently lodging in a Hotel since the family of my later parents sent me away and I would not let them to know my plans until I concluded my travelling because they might also kill me as they killed my parents.

Please if you have a touching heart do not by pass to help me to secure my life and future as this is the only chance I have to survive.
Thanks and i will be expecting your reply so that I will give you more details on how we can procced in order to get all conclude.

I will also need your telephone number and address if you dont mind.
Thanks and hope to hear from you.
From Irine Kwuassi


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