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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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Fraud email example:

From: From Rose Marie <rosemarie.2011@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: kouassi_maria@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 11:07:00 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Message From Mrs Rose Kouassi,


Message From Mrs Rose Kouassi,
 
Calvary greetings in the name of God ,My name is Mrs Marie-Rose Kouassi. I am married to Late Mr. Tom Kouassi.He was the Director of T.C Industries Cote D'ivoire for years . We were married for few years without a child. He died after a Cardiac Arteries Operation.Recently, My Doctor told me that I would not last long due to my cancer problem. Before my husband died last year there is this sum of $2.500.000.00 Million Dollars (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only ) that he deposited with a security finance house.

Presently this money is still in the Vault of the security finance house.Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to any good God fearing one or Church that will utilize this fund the way I am going to instruct herein.I want Church or God fearing Christian that will use this fund according to the desire of my late Husband to help Less privilaged people, orphanages, widows and propagating the word of God.I took this decision because I do not have any child that will inherit this fund and I do not want in away where this money will be used in an ungodly way.
 
This is why I am taking this decision to hand you over this Fund.I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going by the grace of Almighty Father and Christ Jesus .I want you to always remember me in your daily prayers because of my up coming Cancer Surgery.Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another person for this same purpose. I did not need any telephone calls I am not in good health to anwser calls, beside I did not wants my husband relative be aware of this communications , they are not God fearing.
 
Hoping to read from you ASAP.God bless you as you listing to the voice of reasoning.

 
Yours Sister,Mrs Rose Kouassi.



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