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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: Anna Kouanah <annakouanah@voila.fr>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:48:19 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: From: Anna Kouanah.


From: Anna Kouanah.











































































































































































Abidjan, Cote d'ivoire











































































































































































 











































































































































































                                        Peace Be Unto You











































































































































































I
am Anna Kouanah. the only daughter, My father and mother were very
wealthy farmers and cocoa merchant when they were both alive.After the
death of my father,long ago, my mother was controling his business
untill she was poisoned by her business associates which she surffered
and died.























































































































































































































































































































































Before the death of my mother on August 2009 in a
private hospital here in Abidjan where she was admitted, she secretly
called me on her bed side and disclosed to me about the sum of six
million five hundred thousand US dollars ($6.5 million ) she left in
suspense account in one of the bank here in Abidjan, it was the money
my father was intended to transfer oversea for investment before she was
poisoned.She instructed that I should seek for a foreign partner in any
country of my choice who will assist me transfer this money in oversea
account where the money will be save and invested wisely.























































































































































































































































































































































Because
of the current political problem here in Ivory Coast I decided to
transfer the money to abroad where it will be save and
invested.therefore,I am crying and seeking for your kind assistance in
the following ways:























































































































































































































































































































































(1) To provide a safe bank account into where the money will be transferred for investment.











































































































































































(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am girl of 21 years old.











































































































































































(3)
To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my
education and to secure a resident permit for me in your country.























































































































































































































































































































































As
soon as I receive your urgent reply indicating your interest to
assist me to successfuly transfer the money into your yet nominated
account,I would give you all necessary information you may require.I
have mapped out 20% of the total funds  as mode of compensation for your
effort for assisting me with this request.























































































































































































































































































































































Expecting your urgent response,























































































































































































































































































































































Yours Sincerely,











































































































































































Ms Anna Kouanah.

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