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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: Alex Kouame <alex_kouuame0000@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: alex_kouwame000@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:24:34 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Transfer Of Fund +225 07542256


Transfer Of Fund,

I am Dr.Alex kouame in Ivory Coast, I am a banker of Ecobank and I need your honest assistance to help me transfer one of my late customer fund that he died by motor accident this year,Before he was died he deposited Usd $ 15.3 Million Dollars into suspend account here.Please reply with your direct phone number if interested. I await your quick reply.You can call me on +225 07542256 so that I can speak with you in details as I await your email reply.

Direct mail (alex_kouwame000@yahoo.com)

Thanks and God bless you.

Dr.Alex Kouame




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