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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: ida kokou <idakokou02@yahoo.ca>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:15:26 -0500 (EST)
Subject: From Ida


FROM.MISS. IDA KOKOU
01 BP COCODY 01 BP
ABIDJAN COTE IVOIRE.
WEST AFRICA.


HELLO,



PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY DESIRE TO GO INTO
BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I HAD THE
REVELATION THAT YOU WILL SUCCESSFULLY ASSIST ME.

I AM MISS. IDA, AN IVORIAN (IVORY COAST)
NATIONALITY. I WAS THE ONLY DAUGTHER OF MY LATE FATHER .MY FATHER WAS A VERY RICH COCOA MERCHANT, BASED IN
ABIDJAN; THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE
WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON
ONE OF THEIR OUTINGS TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS DEAL .


WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON OCTOBER 24, 2002, MY FATHER
TOOK ME SO SPECIAL .

BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON MARCH 26,2003 IN
A PRIVATE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS ADMITTED, HE CALLED ME
SECRETLY TO HIS BED SIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE KEPT A
SUM OF $10 500 000 (TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)
IN A SECAURITY COMPANY IN ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE HE
ADVICED ME TO RUN OUT OF THE COUNTRY IMMEDIATELY. MEAN
WHILE THAT HE
USED MY NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE
FUND . HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF
THIS MONEY HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS PARTNER AND
THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY
OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WOULD TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND
USE IT FOR AN INVESTMENT PURPOSE, SUCH AS : REAL
ESTATE INVESTMENT OR STOCK MARKET INVESTMENT .
SIR, I AM HONOURABLY SOLICITING YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE
AS FOLLOWS. :

1) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THESE FUND, SINCE I
AM A GIRL OF 20 YEARS OLD ..
2) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME IN YOUR COUNTRY TO
CONTINUE MY EDUCATIONAL CAREER AND TO PROCURE ME A
RESIDENTIAL PERMIT IN YOUR COUNTRY.

I AM INCLINED TO OFFER YOU 10% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS A
MODE OF COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORTS AFTER THE
TRANSFERRING OF THESE FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT
OVERSEAS. PLEASE, SIR I WILL BE VERY HAPPY IF THIS
TRANSACTION WILL BE CONCLUDED WITH IN SEVEN (7)
WORKING DAYS FROM NOW.

I AM EXPECTING TO HEARING FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
.N.B: SIR, I WILL LIKE YOU TO GIVE ME YOUR DIRECT
TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER IN YOUR REPLY OF THIS
PROPOSAL MAY ALMIGHTY GOD BLESS YOU AS YOU DO CARE FOR ME AMEN.

THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING.
idakokou@yahoo.ca

BEST REGARD
IDA


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