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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: "Goule Doum" <goule_doum11@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 13:45:26 +0200
Subject: YOUR AUDIENCE


From:Goule Doum.
Abidjan, Ivory Coast West Africa
Sir,
Brief introduction i am the personal assistant to Mr Laurence Gbagbo the president of cote d'ivoire and we soliciting for your assistance to provide for us an overseas account where we can transfer the sum of 4.5m FOUR MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S which we incured in over-invoice with an ukrain firm which supplies amination during civil crise in this country.
Being a civil servant we don't have asset to open a overseas account, that is why we are soliciting for your assistant to help.
A renounced reward will be discussed immidialy we come into accord.
ANTICIPATING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
YOURS SINCERELY,
Mr Goule D oum.


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