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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: "Dear beloved one," <sylvie_kouame@yahoo.cn>
Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 12:11:51 -0000 (GMT)
Subject: Dear beloved one,




Dear beloved one,

l know this mail will come as a surprise to you. However is not mandatory
nor will i in any manner compel you to honor against your will.
My name is Madam sylvie kouame, am suffering from turberclosis, am writing
from the hospital in Cote d’Ivoire, this mail is very urgent.
I was told by the doctor that the sickness has gotten my liver damaged and
can only live for two months. I inherited some money six million four
hundred thousand usd,($6.400 Million us dollars) from my late Husband
which I do not want the fund to go in vain since I can not survive from
the illness.
I want you to contact my house girl, Miss Olivia Essoh, her email is
(oliviaessoh@hosanna.net) Please contact Miss Olivia with any valid
driving license,ID card or your photo and your telephone numbers to assure
her that you shall never cheat or betray her when you have access to this
funds.
All the original documents will be change from my name to your’s to enable
the SECURITY COMPANY deliver the inherited box to you in your country.
This is the favour I need from you when you have gotten this fund:

(1) Use 50% of this fund for charities and orphanage.

(2) Use 50% for any investment of your choice and to support Olivia, in
life and send her to the best university in your country when she comes to
meet you in your country.
This should be a code between you and Miss Olivia Essoh, in this
transaction "Hospital" any message without this code "Hospital" is not
from Olivia, or me as I don't know what will happen to me in the next few
hours. Please don't betray the trust I have manifest in you.
I don't want you to expose this transaction to anybody around you there or
here until you and Olivia, finish every matter with the security company
and have the inherited box to your care.
May God bless you and guide you to make good use of this fund.

Please pray for my soul to rest in peace.

Madam Sylvie Kouame.


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