419 scam: agatha nguessan <nguessan@vafort.com> YOURS AGATHA,

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

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.
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.
- agatha.nguessan@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: agatha nguessan <nguessan@vafort.com>
Reply-To: agatha.nguessan@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:51:57 -0800 (PST)
Subject: YOURS AGATHA,

YOURS AGATHA,

I'm Agatha Nguesan (single) (22 yrs) daughter to late Dr. Habert Nguesan a former president Cote d'ivoire Farmers Association in San-pedro, Bouaké Town Community Leader (Traditional Chief) and also C.E.O Alpha Group of Companies San-Pedro before he was killed by Government Soldiers after he was wrongfully used of financially supporting the Movement for party democratic of Cote d'ivoire M.P.D.CI(R.D.A) Party of which the RDA party Chairman Ali Konan Bedie happen to be a cousin to my father.However, before the death of my father, he deposited $15.milllion with a Bank . He actually made me his next of kin. Since am a girl and too young to control my father wealth I deem it necessary to contact you if you can help me to contact the bank and tell them to transfere the money into your account so that you will help me to invest it in a good business in your country.
Presently, I'm in refugee camp now, after the death of my father all of his properties were seized, and his enemies want to kill me, this made me to be afraid to be in africa so please if you can assist Reply me at my private email agatha.nguessan@yahoo.com . with your full information so that i will send you the details.

Waiting for your response.
GOD BLESS YOU

Sincerely,
Miss.Agatha Nguessan

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam