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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: Grace Kouadio <gracekouadio@centrum.sk>
Reply-To: Grace Kouadio <koromao@rocketmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2015 14:41:04 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: IN GOD I TRUST.


 Hello dear, 
My name is Grace Kouadio, I have decided to donate what I have at the service of God through you, the sum of $16.870 million. You may be wondering why I choose you in this humanitarian work. Since contacting you is a divine direction, I have no option. Presently, I am under limited living according to my physician. This money is an inheritance from my husband who deposited this money with a financial institution before his death. Let me know urgently your acceptance, handling this humanitarian work on my behalf for the benefit of street children, open orphanage homes, schools, hospitals and helping widows. God is my strength and in Him , I put all my trust and faith because with him, all things are possible. Get back to me urgently for more details as you agree with your heart to give this transaction effective handling. May you remain bless.  Mrs Grace Kouadio.

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