419 scam: Rita Koue <ritakoue02@yahoo.com.ph> Hello

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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:

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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Rita Koue <ritakoue02@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: rita50koue@yahoo.ca
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2011 09:42:04 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Hello

Hello
My name is Miss Rita koue, am 22 years old, I am Ghana nationality in West African region am the only daughter of late Mr. Gomez koue, my late father is the former Director of Gold and Diamond Mining industry here in Accra before the rebels attacked our house and kill my mother and my father, Luckily to me I was in school when the incident happens.

Before the death of parents, my father told me that he deposited the sum of US$ 2,500,000.00(two Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) with a Bank here in Accra under fixed suspense account that he used my name as the next of kin that I should be 25 years before having access to it. He told me that his intention was to open bank account in overseas and transfer the money for foreign investments.

Please, my reasons of contacting you is to request for your co-operation and assistance to help me transfer this money into a foreign account of yours by providing a bank account either company's or your private account where the money can be remitted in your care until I finished my Education career in your country.

Call me + 233 249353893 so we can discuss on orally based regarding the transfer.
Thanks,
Yours Sincerely,
Miss Rita koue

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