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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: Rose Kouame <rosekouame881@gmail.com>
Reply-To: rosekouame340@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2023 17:36:05 +0000
Subject: Ootan teie kiiret vastust.

Re: Autor: Rose Kouame,
Minu nimi on Rose Kouame.
Olen 22-aastane tüdruk, orb. Mu vanemad surid, kuid mul on siin pangas
umbes 5 200 000 eurot (viis miljonit kakssada tuhat eurot), mille
pärisin oma surnud armastatud isalt Michel Kouame'lt.

Soovin investeerida fondi teie riiki teie nõusolekul, koostööl,
toel, nõuannete ja abiga.
Teiseks, kui nõustute minuga selle eesmärgi nimel koostööd tegema,
andke mulle vastates teada oma huvist, et saaksin teile edastada
vajalikku teavet ja üksikasju selle kohta, kuidas edasi minna. Olen
nõus teile pakkuma kokku 25% raha lõplikult ülekandelt teie
pangakontole.
Ootan teie kiiret vastust.

Parimate soovidega teile ja kogu teie perele.
Vajan teie juhendamist
Et tänada,
Rose Kouame

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