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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: mrs susana guei <mrssusanaguei1974@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mrssusana01guei@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:40:28 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Mrs Susana Guei.immediately Get Back To Me..


Dear Friend

I know this message must have come to you as a surprise package.In brief, my name is Mrs.Susana Guei the wife of the former president of Ivory Coast General Robert Guei. My husband is dead during the political problem of Coted'Ivore I was sent to exile by the combined military force team from the West African sub-region (Ecomog) with some Ivorean Militries right now I am not comfortable any more in Togo. I was sick and hospitalized since last yeaar

Please you can view the website: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2269238.stm

I am contacting you for an urgent assistance, i know that you don't know me before but when i got your contact, i prayed over it and my spirit told me to go ahead to contact you and i know that you will not disappoint me, since i have pray and get clear confirmation in my dream that you will never disappoint me.

Please this what i need from you.
My husband deposited the sum of Fifty Milllion five hundred thousand dollars ($50.500.000.00 ) in one security company here in Togo before his died and he advised me to move this fund to a foreign country for an investment for the benefit of the family.
Before i was sick last year,i was trying to move this fund out through a good friend of my late husband, along the line he wanted to sit on the fund personally because he think that the fund have move to Holland. I decided to stop the transfer until i recover from my health.

Now i want to know if you are capable to assist me to receive this fund into your account for joint investment. I will like to assured you that you have noting to worry about because all the arrangement have concluded already, all i need from you is your confirmation that you are ready to work with me and follow my instruction's and promise me that you will not think of runing away with this fund immediately it re-transfer into your account.

Ones i confirm your readiness to assist me i will only give you the contact of the company in Holland so that they will make the transfer direct into your bank account with out any delay. Because of my present health condition i can not travel a long distance that is why i need your urgent attention. I shall wait to hear from you so that i will give you more information. Do not forget to send me your full contact address,phone and fax number.

God bless you for your understanding.
Mrs Susana Guei


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