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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:
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
- "amour.sk24@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a orphan scam.
Fraud email example:
From: Stephanie Kouajo <adt.intercon@gmail.com>
Reply-To: amour.sk24@live.com
Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 14:56:50 +0200
Subject: Dearest Respectful in the God,
Dearest Respectful in the God,
I am very sorry If I may have intruded into your personal contact without
your permission, I am writing you this message with tears and sorrow of
what political crisis has caused to me and please for God?s sake I want you
to consider this my proposition and rescue me out of this critical
condition that I am facing here because my life is at stake in this
country. My late father use to be one of the famous and wealthy Cocoa
producers here before he was shut with my mother on the 4th March 2011 in
our house by the rebels loyal to Mr. Alassane Dramane Ouattara because my
late father use to be a well known supporter of the ex arrested president
Mr. Laurent Gbagbo, oh may their gentle souls rest in peace. AMEN.
My parents were shut by the rebel?s right in my present in our house by
2:30 pm after we took our lunch together and decided to take some rest. My
mother died instant while my father died in the hospital where he was
rushed to after 48 hours. Before my father finally gave up the ghost he
secretly told me that there is an amount $2.5 Millions USD which he left in
a suspense account in a bank. My late father gave me an outstanding
instruction that incase if he did not survive the situation that I should
without delay seek for a God fearing person abroad who can assist me to
claim the fund from the bank there and get the money lodged into his or her
account and the person must help me to come over his or her country to
establish a new life and further my study at the same time help me to
invest the fund into a very good business. I have decided to offer you 20%
of the total sum.
My name is Miss Stephanie. I got interested to contact you for business
assistance. Please I want you to contact consider this email for further
explanations concerning this fund. I have inheritance of $2.5Millions USD
from my late parents which he deposited in the FINANCIAL HOUSE, and I need
you to assist me to invest this money into your country.
I will explain everything in detail concerning this fund as soon as I
receive your mail.
My Love and Regards to you
Miss Stephanie KOUAJO
Please kindly contact me direct to amour.sk24@live.com
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