419 scam: Kouanah Anna <kouanahanna32@yahoo.com.ph> Request for partnership.

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Kouanah Anna <kouanahanna32@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: kouanah.anna@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:28:14 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Request for partnership.

Request for partnership.

Name: Anna
Name: KOUASSI KOUANAH

Occupation: Accountant / Ecobank Cote d'Ivoire

My sincerely greetings and apologies to all your regard.everything, I apologize for my intrustion into your privacy.

In short, my name is Anna Kouanah, Framework, Department of Accounting at Ecobank Côte d'Ivoire. A account was opened in our bank in 2004 and since 2010, no operation was performed. This has to compete today in our books, an account payable of 15.5million pounds of U.S.. After consulting carefully all the archives and records relating to this account, I realized that I could easily dispose of this money if I managed to turn to an account outside so I'm looking for a discreet and honest partner.
The owner of this account was SAKI Fire GASTON, an expatriate director of Petrol-Technical Support Services Inc., a chemical engineer, died following a traffic accident. And no one knows to this day the existence of this account.His account has no other beneficiary as well as his family
in his former company.
I would like to transfer the money into an account abroad, but i do not know anyone outside. I would like you to help me transfer this money to invest in your field and this way the idea came to me to contact you and give you the proposal to transfer this amount from your bank account, for sharing ,eg 40% for you. I am aware that this message will surprise you because we did not know before, but be sure it's a real opportunity that I offer.
I ask you to answer me as soon as possible.

Very Urgent.

Anna kouanah

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