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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: Suzan Nkoyo <suzan_nkoyoggg@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: suzan.nkoyo@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:17:17 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FROM: Miss Suzan Nkoyo


Dearest one.

I am miss Susan Nkoyo from Ivory coast and i am contacting you because i need your help in the management of the money my father left behind before he died. The money is (USD$ 5.7m) and the money is lodged in a security company here in Abidjan Ivory Coast.

My father used to be a very rich cocoa farmer when he was alive, he was later murdered by one of his business colleagues and now they want to get hold of his properties they have succeeded in taking all his landed properties and now they are after his money all i want you to help me stand as my guardian and as my appointed beneficiary to receive the money in your country since i am only a girl and 21 yrs of age and without a mother or a father so you i am helpless, i can only seek help from a foreign country because if i do i my country they might know.

Please i will like you to reply me so that i will tell you more about the procedure, we need to be fast so that this money will be transferred to your account, and also get me papers to come down to your country to settle down and continue my education there.

I am waiting for your urgent reply and i will give you a call provided you give me your phone number, and also send you a couple of my pictures if it is necessary.

I am hoping to hear from you quick.
God bless you.

Faithfully Yours,
Miss Susan Nkoyo


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