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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: Larissa Kuor <larissa_kuor_ci51@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: larissa_kuor100@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 07:02:44 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM MISS LARISSA KUOR

















FROM MISS=A0LARISSA KUOR
COTE D'IVOIRE ABIDJAN=20
WEST AFRICA.

=A0
DEAR ,=20

PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO
BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.=A0=20
=A0
I AM MISS LARISSA KUOR, THE=A0ONLY DOUGHTER OF DR=A0KUOR KABBA. MY=A0FATHER=
WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL O=
F IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON=
ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS.
=A0
WHEN MY=A0MOTHER=A0DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1997, MY=A0FATHER TOOK ME SO SP=
ECIAL BECAUSE OF THE DEATH OF MATHER AND=A0ALSO AS THE ONLY CHILD OF DR=A0K=
UOR KABBA.
=A0
BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY=A0FATHER ON 29TH MARCH 2006 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HE=
RE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS=
A SUM OF 12.300,000 ( TWELVE MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSANDS DOLLARS,)AND =
DYMONDS DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN ABIDJAN.HE USED MY NAME AS=
=A0NEXT OF KIN AND NOT THE BENEFICIARY DUE TO OUR POLITICAL STATUS AND THE =
NATURE OF DEPOSIT=A0I CAN NOT SERVE AS THE BENEFICIARY.=20
=A0
HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POIS=
ONED BY HIS BUSINESS=A0 ASSOCIATES. THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNE=
R IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR=
INVESTMENT PURPOSE, (SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT).

I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.
2)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN=A0OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM IS STILL YOUNG GIRL OF=
21YEARS.
3). You honestly=A0take me as your family?
4). Can I completely trust you?
5). What percentage of the total amount in question will
be good for you after the money is in your country
6).TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR
COUNTRY AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED.
MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FO=
R YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR COUN=
TRY OVERSEAS.FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME=
AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHOUT PROBLEMS.INT=
EREST TO ASSIST ME
=A0=A0=20
ANTICAIPTING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.

THANKS AND=A0=A0BEST REGRADS.
=A0
MISS=A0=A0LARISSA KUOR
=0A=0A=0A

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