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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: "kouakou chantal" <chankou_13@livedoor.com>
Reply-To: chankou_1@yahoo.it
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:26:14 +0200
Subject: From Miss Chantal Kouakou


>From Miss Chantal Kouakou

Good day,
Please i know you will be offset or suprise with the content of this mail
but its something i dont know how to handle on my own and will not be
posible for me to handle single handed.

My name is Chantal Kouakou daughter of Mr Mbama Kouakou, i am only child of
my parents and we are from Sierra Leone but now i am in Rep of Cote D'Ivoire
where i have been taking refugee after the brutal war and killing of my
parents by gang up of my father's uncle and rebels during the fighting in my
country Sierra Leone.

Because of the war my Father sold his shipping company and took me to a
nearby country Cote D'Ivoire where he deposited US$9.700,000 Million in a
Security Company in Abidjan- Cote D'ivoire.

But due to the current political instability in Cote D'Ivoire, i am seeking
for your assistance to lift this money out from Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire to
your Country for safe keeping and to invest this money over there in your
Country.

I will mail you with full details on how the money was deposited by my
father with the security company as soon as i read from you for an
assistance.

I will offer you 20% of the total sum for your help immediately the money
get to you in your country and i will like to invest the money in any
lucrative business you know very well and i will relocate to your country to
further my study as soon the money get to you.

Please kindly contact me if you are interested to assist me

Best Regards
Miss Chantal Kouakou.

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