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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: Sandrine Kwaku <sandrine_kwaku3@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: sandrinekwaku@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 01:12:03 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: BEKIND FROM SANDRINE PLEASE


Dearest One ,


Good a thing to write you. I have a proposal for you-this however is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour against your will. I am Sandrine Kwaku, the only daughter of my late MR& MRS. HUBALT
KWAKU. My late father was a highly reputable business magnet-(a cocoa merchant)who operated in the capital of Ivory coast during his days.

It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in France during one of his business trips abroad on the 21th.January 2006.Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by my uncle of mine who travelled with him at that time. But God knows the truth!

Before his sudden death on 21TH January 2006 he called the secretary who accompanied him to the hospital and told her that he had a sum of 18,000,000 US DOLLARS (EIGHTEEN MILLION USA DOLLARS)kept in a security company in (AFRICA). He also said that the security company does not know the content of the safe Box.He decleared it to the company as family valuable and used my name sandrine Kwaku, to Deposit the Box as his only child for next of kin. That I should seek for a foreign partner Who will help me move this said amount from here and use it for future purposes.

Please i seek for your assistant to help me move this said amount from here into your account overseas as a beneficiary of the fund, then i will meet you there for sharing or planning for my future purpose. I am just an orphan because my mother died when i was small and i am now taking refugee here in this country , i don't know what to do. I need help from you please. I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of this incessant political crisis in my country LIBERIA and even here in Ivory coast.The death of my Father actually brought sorrow to me.

Dearest one,I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards .As soon as you indicate your interest i will give you more detail on how to follow up this transaction.

Now permit me to ask these few questions:-

1. Can you honestly help me as your sister ?

2. Can I completely trust you?

3. Finaly i hope you will treat me like your person?

Please,Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible, i humble wait for your respond please.

Thanks and God Bless you ,

Miss Sandrine.






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