419 scam: Vanessa Kouame <vanessa.kouamee@hotmail.com> From Vanessa

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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:
- "hundred thousand us dollars" (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)
- ",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)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Vanessa Kouame <vanessa.kouamee@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: Vanessa Kouame <vanessa.kouamee@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2018 02:26:09 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Vanessa

From Vanessa

Hello,

I am Ms. Vanessa Kouamee from Abidjan Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire). I am a 22 year old girl an orphan, as a result of i have no parent,my situation here is very bad,because of my father's brothers,i really need to start a new life,outside my country,please i need your sincere help,i have ($ 10,500,000.00 United States dollars) ten million five hundred thousand US dollars Which I inherited from my deceased father,he deposited the funds into a fixed / suspense account at one of the prime bank here in Abidjan, my Dad used my name as her only daughter and only child for the next of kin when depositing the fund,all i need is someone i can trust,to be my foreign guidance,and to help me invest the fund,and also help me to complete education

Secondly, to fully accept to help me
towards this purpose, kindly return your interest to me, so that I will provide you with the necessary information and the details of how to proceed, I will give you 20% of the fund,if you provide yourself to Help me.

Best wishes to you and your whole family, as you contact me for more details
I need your help, if you are sure to help me invest the funds in your country, contact me now for more details.God bless you.
Thank you
Vanessa Kouame

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