419 scam: Sesou Amadou <privet777@att.net> From: Sesou Amadou

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Sesou Amadou <privet777@att.net>
Reply-To: private_message@cantv.net
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:56:37 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From: Sesou Amadou

From: Sesou Amadou

Good day,

I came across your profile and have decided to get in touch with you, to see if you can help me solve my problem as I believe, one has to risk confiding in someone to succeed sometimes in life considering the situations the person fined his or her self.

My name is Sesou Amadou, The Son of (Late Dr.Robert Amadou )who lost his life in the course of the crisis here in Cote D' Ivoire on the 16th of November 2008 on his way to the company (Amadou Food Plc). My father willed in cash, the sum of $12.7 Million US Dollars which he deposited in a Fixed/Suspense account here in Abidjan Cote D'ivoire in West Africa, with enabling conditions for the release of the fund which are as follows:

(1) That I must be 21 years to have access to the Funds.

(2) That upon request for the release of the fund, there must be evidence of investment intentions especially outside the West Africa. I contact you therefore to confirm if you can absorb me in partnership in your company or possibly advise me on any investment opportunity in your country.

When I reach agreement with you, the bank will release my funds into an account that you shall nominate and I will come over to you to commence business partnership with you and the funds. I expect your urgent response including your address and your telephone number.

Please, consider this and get back to me as soon as possible,

Waiting for your reply.

Thanks for expected cooperation.

My regards,

Sesou Amadou

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam