419 scam: andrea kouame <mrsandreakouame76@gmail.com> reply me

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mrs_andreakouame@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: andrea kouame <mrsandreakouame76@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs_andreakouame@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 17 May 2014 17:20:42 +0000
Subject: reply me

I want to solicit for your help in fulfiling my wish, I am Mrs:Aandrea
Kouame 52 years old widow, my husband and I worked with Tullow oil London,
United Kingdom before he died. I am writting you this message via a lap top
computer on my sick bed at the hospital were I am undergoing medical
treatment. I have been diagnosed of endometrial cancer,unfortunatelly for
me my doctor said I don't have any chance to survive except by a miracle
and I have spent a lot of money on medical treatment yet no improvement.

The reason why I am writting you this email is because I want you to stand
as beneficiary and trustee to the huge amount of funds which I inherited
from my late husband. I dont have any bilogical child of my own who will
inherit this funds neither do I have any adopted child. Donating this funds
as charity is the only legacy I can leave behind after my death.

Please I want you to kindly help me to fulfil this goal before I will die. I
have agreed to offer you the 10% of the total sum for your own personal use
for your assistance ,while the remaining 90% of the total sum will be use
for charity purposes as I have stated. If you are willing to help me
undertake this assignment and do as I wish, respond immediately so that I
will give you more required details, Hoping to receive your quick response.
Reply to me at this e-mail mrs_andreakouame@yahoo.com for more details.

Truly Yours,

Mrs:Aandrea Kouame

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